Vocabulaire

read

Verbe

Exemple: “I read a story before bed.”

Synonymes: study

Antonymes: write

ready

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am ready to go.”

Synonymes: prepared

Antonymes: unready

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

disperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonymes: scatter, spread out

Antonymes: gather

diffuse

Adjectif

Exemple: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

label

Verbe

Exemple: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonymes: tag, sticker

Antonymes: unmarked item

instruction

Nom

Exemple: “Read the instruction carefully.”

Synonymes: direction, guide

Antonymes: confusion

publisher

Nom

Exemple: “The publisher printed the book.”

Synonymes: book company

Antonymes: reader

biography

Nom

Exemple: “I read his biography.”

Synonymes: life story

Antonymes: fiction

novel

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am reading a novel.”

Synonymes: fiction book

Antonymes: textbook

flour

Nom

Exemple: “We need flour for the cake.”

Synonymes: powder

Antonymes: water

text

Nom

Exemple: “Read the text, please.”

Synonymes: writing, message

Antonymes: picture

cake

Nom

Exemple: “The cake is sweet.”

Synonymes: dessert

Antonymes: bread

desk

Nom

Exemple: “The book is on the desk.”

Synonymes: table

recitation

Nom

Exemple: “Her recitation of the poem was moving.”

Synonymes: reading aloud, performance

Antonymes: silence, improvisation

voracious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”

Synonymes: greedy, avid

Antonymes: moderate, indifferent

dip

Nom

Exemple: “Dip the bread into the soup.”

Synonymes: lower briefly, immerse

Antonymes: lift

comprehension

Nom

Exemple: “Reading comprehension improves with practice.”

Synonymes: understanding, grasp

Antonymes: confusion

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

fresh

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fresh bread this morning.”

Synonymes: new, clean

Antonymes: stale, old

they

Pronom

Exemple: “They are my best friends.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: we

them

Pronom

Exemple: “I can help them with homework.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: us

that

Pronom

Exemple: “That is my friend over there.”

Synonymes: that one

Antonymes: this

some

Déterminant

Exemple: “I need some bread and milk.”

Synonymes: a few, a little

Antonymes: none

maliciously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The rumor had been spread maliciously.”

Synonymes: spitefully, malevolently

Antonymes: kindly, benevolently

ingenuously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He ingenuously admitted that he had not read the contract.”

Synonymes: naively, innocently

Antonymes: cunningly, calculatingly

disseminate

Verbe

Exemple: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

breadwinner

Nom

Exemple: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Synonymes: provider, earner

Antonymes: dependent

allegorical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The poem is widely read as an allegorical account of political oppression.”

Synonymes: symbolic, figurative

Antonymes: literal, direct

proliferate

Verbe

Exemple: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Synonymes: spread, multiply

Antonymes: decline, diminish

pleasurable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Synonymes: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonymes: painful, unpleasant

ripe

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bananas are ripe enough to eat.”

Synonymes: ready to eat

Antonymes: unripe

paid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bill has already been paid.”

Synonymes: settled

Antonymes: unpaid

loaf

Nom

Exemple: “He bought a loaf of fresh bread.”

Synonymes: bread loaf

Antonymes: slice

other

Adjectif

Exemple: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”

Synonymes: another

Antonymes: same

enjoy

Verbe

Exemple: “I enjoy reading in the evening.”

Synonymes: like, take pleasure in

Antonymes: dislike

below

Préposition

Exemple: “Please read the text below.”

Synonymes: under

Antonymes: above

polysyllabic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

exhilaration

Nom

Exemple: “She felt exhilaration after finishing the marathon.”

Synonymes: thrill

Antonymes: dread

voraciously

Adverbe

Exemple: “She read voraciously during the summer break.”

Synonymes: eagerly

Antonymes: sparingly

aloud

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please read the text aloud.”

Synonymes: out loud

spread

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t spread rumors.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes: hide

script

Nom

Exemple: “I read the script.”

Synonymes: text

recent

Adjectif

Exemple: “I read a recent article.”

Synonymes: new

Antonymes: old

nearly

Adverbe

Exemple: “We are nearly ready.”

Synonymes: almost

Antonymes: completely

evening

Nom

Exemple: “I read in the evening.”

Synonymes: nightfall

Antonymes: morning

already

Adverbe

Exemple: “I already ate breakfast.”

Synonymes: by now

Antonymes: not yet

almost

Adverbe

Exemple: “It is almost ready.”

Synonymes: nearly

Antonymes: completely

slice

Verbe

Exemple: “She sliced the bread.”

Synonymes: cut

Antonymes: join

section

Nom

Exemple: “Read this section of the book.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes: whole

pervasive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Corruption was pervasive.”

Synonymes: widespread, ubiquitous

Antonymes: limited

prevalent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Remote work has become prevalent across many industries.”

book

/bʊk/

Exemple: “The book is new.”

Synonymes: hold, leger, script