Vocabulaire

remain

Verbe

Exemple: “Please remain calm.”

Synonymes: stay

Antonymes: leave

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

enduringly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”

Synonymes: lastingly, persistently

Antonymes: briefly, temporarily

unoccupied

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Synonymes: vacant, empty

Antonymes: occupied, full

undaunted

Adjectif

Exemple: “She remained undaunted by criticism.”

Synonymes: fearless, brave

Antonymes: discouraged, afraid

coma

Nom

Exemple: “The patient remained in a coma for two days.”

Synonymes: deep unconscious state

Antonymes: consciousness

ash

Nom

Exemple: “The fire left only ash behind.”

Synonymes: burned powder

Antonymes: wood

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

commonwealth

Nom

Exemple: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”

Synonymes: community, association of states

Antonymes: division

stay

Verbe

Exemple: “Please stay here with me.”

Synonymes: remain

Antonymes: leave

vestigially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”

Synonymes: residually, rudimentarily

Antonymes: fully, functionally

unnervingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He remained unnervingly calm during the emergency.”

Synonymes: disturbingly, alarmingly

Antonymes: reassuringly, comfortingly

abstraction

Nom

Exemple: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”

Synonymes: concept, generalization

Antonymes: concreteness, reality

escape

Verbe

Exemple: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

inert

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Synonymes: inactive

Antonymes: active

hover

Verbe

Exemple: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Synonymes: hang

Antonymes: land

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

stick

Verbe

Exemple: “The label will not stick.”

Synonymes: attach

Antonymes: detach

nebulous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Synonymes: vague, unclear

Antonymes: clear

controversial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal remains controversial.”

Synonymes: debatable, contentious

Antonymes: uncontroversial

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Exemple: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonymes: inexorable, adamant, adamantine