Vocabulaire

pin

Nom

Exemple: “Use a pin to attach the note.”

Synonymes: needle, fastener

Antonymes:

pink

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is wearing a pink dress.”

Synonymes: rose-colored

Antonymes:

disparage

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”

Synonymes: belittle, criticize

Antonymes: praise

nascent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

resignation

Nom

Exemple: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Synonymes: quitting, stepping down

Antonymes: appointment

shipping

Nom

Exemple: “Shipping is free today.”

Synonymes: delivery, transport

Antonymes: pickup

keyboard

Nom

Exemple: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonymes: typing board

Antonymes: mouse

thief

Nom

Exemple: “The thief stole a bag.”

Synonymes: robber, criminal

Antonymes: guard

baby

Nom

Exemple: “The baby is sleeping.”

Synonymes: infant, little child

Antonymes: adult

bed

Nom

Exemple: “I sleep in my bed.”

Synonymes: sleeping place

Antonymes: chair

bedroom

Nom

Exemple: “My bedroom is small.”

Synonymes: sleeping room

Antonymes: bathroom

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

trampoline

Nom

Exemple: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”

Synonymes: springy jumping surface

Antonymes:

strapping

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was a strapping young athlete.”

Synonymes: strong, well-built

Antonymes: frail, weak

sentiment

Nom

Exemple: “Public sentiment changed after the report.”

Synonymes: feeling, opinion

Antonymes: apathy, indifference

retention

Nom

Exemple: “Sleep improves memory retention.”

Synonymes: preservation, keeping

Antonymes: loss, release

crab

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”

Synonymes: sea animal

Antonymes:

bolt

Verbe

Exemple: “The horse bolted across the field.”

Synonymes: run suddenly, metal pin

Antonymes: stop

peg

Nom

Exemple: “Hang your coat on that peg.”

Synonymes: hook, pin

Antonymes:

nap

Nom

Exemple: “I took a short nap after lunch.”

Synonymes: doze, rest

Antonymes: work, wakefulness

handkerchief

Nom

Exemple: “He took a handkerchief from his pocket.”

Synonymes: cloth, tissue cloth

Antonymes:

sadly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She looked sadly out of the window.”

Synonymes: unhappily

Antonymes: happily

frank

Adjectif

Exemple: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”

Synonymes: honest, direct

Antonymes: secretive, dishonest

lion

Nom

Exemple: “The lion is sleeping under the tree.”

Synonymes: big cat

Antonymes:

disparaging

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Synonymes: derogatory, belittling

Antonymes: complimentary, respectful

mountaineer

Nom

Exemple: “The mountaineer reached the summit before dawn.”

Synonymes: climber, alpinist

Antonymes:

demographic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Demographic changes are reshaping the labor market.”

Synonymes: population-related

Antonymes:

confinement

Nom

Exemple: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Synonymes: restriction, imprisonment

Antonymes: freedom, release

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

asleep

Adjectif

Exemple: “The baby is finally asleep.”

Synonymes: sleeping

Antonymes: awake

still

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is still waiting outside.”

Synonymes: yet, motionless

Antonymes: moving

judge

Nom

Exemple: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Synonymes: evaluate

Antonymes: ignore

doing

Nom

Exemple: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonymes: performing

Antonymes: stopping

awake

Adjectif

Exemple: “I was still awake at midnight.”

Synonymes: alert

Antonymes: asleep

preconception

Nom

Exemple: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”

Synonymes: bias

Antonymes: open-mindedness

disparagingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”

Synonymes: scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully

euphorically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Investors reacted euphorically to the unexpected results.”

Synonymes: ecstatically

Antonymes: gloomily

complementary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: conflicting

ecstatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: miserably

speculation

Nom

Exemple: “The media’s speculation increased after the announcement.”

Synonymes: guesswork

Antonymes: certainty

shift

Verbe

Exemple: “Public opinion can shift quickly.”

Synonymes: change

Antonymes: stay

wake

Verbe

Exemple: “I wake up early on weekdays.”

Synonymes: wake up

Antonymes: sleep

harmony

Nom

Exemple: “They live in harmony.”

Synonymes: peace

Antonymes: conflict

divergent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”

pragmatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”

survey

/ˈsɝːveɪ/

Exemple: “We ran a survey last week.”

Synonymes: appraise, view, study

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Exemple: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Synonymes: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonymes: cheer, chirk up, cheer up

agree

/əˈɡriː/

Exemple: “I agree with your idea.”

Synonymes: accord, concur, fit

Antonymes: disaccord, disagree, differ