Vocabulaire

plan

/plæn/

Exemple: “What’s your plan for the weekend?”

Synonymes: contrive, project, program

plant

Nom

Exemple: “She watered the plant.”

Synonymes: flower

Antonymes:

amorphous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Synonymes: shapeless, undefined

Antonymes: structured

contrive

Verbe

Exemple: “They contrived a clever solution.”

Synonymes: devise, create

Antonymes: destroy

artifice

Nom

Exemple: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Synonymes: trick, deception

Antonymes: honesty

hitch

Nom

Exemple: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Synonymes: problem, obstacle

Antonymes: smoothness

conceive

Verbe

Exemple: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Synonymes: imagine, think of

Antonymes: misunderstand

astronomy

Nom

Exemple: “Astronomy studies stars and planets.”

Synonymes: space science

Antonymes: astrology

project

Nom

Exemple: “We finished the project.”

Synonymes: plan, task

Antonymes: routine

finance

Nom

Exemple: “He works in finance.”

Synonymes: money management, banking

Antonymes: spending without plan

definition

Nom

Exemple: “Write the definition of this word.”

Synonymes: meaning, explanation

Antonymes: confusion

satellite

Nom

Exemple: “The satellite is in space.”

Synonymes: space object

Antonymes: planet

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

architect

Nom

Exemple: “The architect designed the building.”

Synonymes: building designer

Antonymes: builder

proposal

Nom

Exemple: “I sent a business proposal.”

Synonymes: offer, plan

Antonymes: rejection

agenda

Nom

Exemple: “The meeting agenda is short.”

Synonymes: plan, schedule

Antonymes: disorder

pilot

Nom

Exemple: “The pilot flies the plane.”

Synonymes: airplane driver

Antonymes: passenger

earth

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth goes around the sun.”

Synonymes: planet, world

Antonymes: space

diet

Nom

Exemple: “She has a healthy diet.”

Synonymes: meal plan, eating plan

Antonymes: junk food

passenger

Nom

Exemple: “The passenger is on the bus.”

Synonymes: traveler, rider

Antonymes: driver

schedule

Nom

Exemple: “My schedule is full today.”

Synonymes: timetable, plan

Antonymes: chaos

tree

Nom

Exemple: “The bird is in the tree.”

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

fabulously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The plan worked fabulously well.”

Synonymes: wonderfully, amazingly

Antonymes: poorly, badly

refurbish

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Synonymes: renovate, restore

Antonymes: damage, neglect

wed

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to wed in June.”

Synonymes: marry

Antonymes: divorce

hire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to hire two more workers.”

Synonymes: employ, rent

Antonymes: fire

wax

Nom

Exemple: “The candle is made of wax.”

Synonymes: candle material

Antonymes:

shoot

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to shoot a short film next month.”

Synonymes: fire, film

Antonymes: miss

marry

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to marry next summer.”

Synonymes: wed

Antonymes: divorce

clone

Verbe

Exemple: “Scientists can clone plants in a lab.”

Synonymes: copy, duplicate

Antonymes: original

apply

Verbe

Exemple: “She plans to apply for the job next week.”

Synonymes: request, use

Antonymes: withdraw, ignore

over

Préposition

Exemple: “The plane flew over the city.”

Synonymes: above

Antonymes: under

superfluous

Adjectif

Exemple: “Most of the explanation was superfluous.”

Synonymes: unnecessary, redundant

Antonymes: essential, necessary

spontaneity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance had a freshness born of spontaneity.”

Synonymes: impulsiveness, naturalness

Antonymes: planning, premeditation

proposition

Nom

Exemple: “We rejected the proposition as financially unsound.”

Synonymes: proposal, assertion

Antonymes: refusal, denial

explanatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Synonymes: clarifying, interpretive

Antonymes: confusing, obscure

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

vegetation

Nom

Exemple: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

stem

Verbe

Exemple: “Most of these problems stem from poor planning.”

Synonymes: come from, plant stalk

Antonymes: end

soil

Nom

Exemple: “These plants grow well in rich soil.”

Synonymes: earth, ground

Antonymes: air

moss

Nom

Exemple: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Synonymes: soft plant

Antonymes:

male

Adjectif

Exemple: “The male lion stayed near the group.”

Synonymes: man, masculine

Antonymes: female

double

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to double its sales.”

Synonymes: twice as much

Antonymes: halve

build

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to build a new school.”

Synonymes: construct

Antonymes: destroy

ignominiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The plan failed ignominiously, despite all the hype.”

Synonymes: shamefully

Antonymes: gloriously

gravitational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Gravitational forces shape the motion of planets.”

Synonymes: gravity-related

spontaneously

Adverbe

Exemple: “They spontaneously changed the plan at the last minute.”

Synonymes: impulsively

Antonymes: deliberately

unconvincing

Adjectif

Exemple: “His explanation sounded unconvincing and vague.”

Synonymes: implausible

Antonymes: convincing

psychiatrist

Nom

Exemple: “The psychiatrist recommended a treatment plan.”

Synonymes: mental-health doctor

spontaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a spontaneous decision to take the trip.”

Synonymes: impulsive

Antonymes: planned

sense

Nom

Exemple: “That explanation doesn’t make sense.”

Synonymes: meaning

Antonymes: nonsense

radar

Nom

Exemple: “The plane appeared on the radar.”

pluck

Verbe

Exemple: “She plucked the flowers from the garden.”

Synonymes: pull off

Antonymes: plant

major

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a major change in the plan.”

Synonymes: significant

Antonymes: minor

board

Nom

Exemple: “We boarded the plane at noon.”

Synonymes: get on

Antonymes: get off

against

Préposition

Exemple: “I am against this plan.”

Synonymes: opposed to

Antonymes: for

spring

Nom

Exemple: “Spring is warm.”

Synonymes: springtime

Antonymes: autumn

reason

Nom

Exemple: “What is the reason?”

Synonymes: cause

living

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a living plant.”

Synonymes: alive

Antonymes: dead

flower

Nom

Exemple: “This flower is yellow.”

Synonymes: bloom

change

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to change my plan.”

Synonymes: alter

Antonymes: stay

animal

Nom

Exemple: “A dog is an animal.”

Synonymes: creature

materialization

Nom

Exemple: “The plan’s materialization exceeded expectations.”

Synonymes: realization

Antonymes: disappearance

gravitationally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The planets are gravitationally bound to the Sun.”

Synonymes: attractively

Antonymes:

plain

Adjectif

Exemple: “The explanation was plain and clear.”

Synonymes: simple

Antonymes: complex

nebulous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Synonymes: vague, unclear

Antonymes: clear

expand

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to expand globally.”

Synonymes: grow, extend

Antonymes: shrink

convince

Verbe

Exemple: “She convinced them to change plans.”

Synonymes: persuade, influence

Antonymes: doubt

tentative

Adjectif

Exemple: “We made a tentative plan and will confirm it tomorrow.”

plausible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Exemple: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Synonymes: clear, limpid, luculent

undermine

/ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

Exemple: “Poor planning can undermine success.”

Synonymes: subvert, counteract, cave

hypothesis

Nom

Exemple: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Synonymes: surmise, conjecture, supposition

elaborate

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

Exemple: “Could you elaborate on your plan?”

Synonymes: intricate, fancy, expound

create

/kriˈeɪt/

Exemple: “They created a simple plan.”

Synonymes: produce, make