Vocabulaire

rent

Nom

Exemple: “The rent is high.”

Synonymes: rental payment

Antonymes: ownership

intrinsic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonymes: inherent, essential

Antonymes: external

incumbent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonymes: current, officeholder

Antonymes: challenger

abhorrent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Racism is abhorrent.”

Synonymes: disgusting, hateful

Antonymes: admirable

aptitude

Nom

Exemple: “He has an aptitude for mathematics.”

Synonymes: talent, ability

Antonymes: inability

utilize

Verbe

Exemple: “We utilize data to improve service.”

Synonymes: use, apply

Antonymes: waste

opaque

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonymes: unclear, not transparent

Antonymes: transparent

exude

Verbe

Exemple: “She exudes confidence.”

Synonymes: radiate, show

Antonymes: hide

inclusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has an inclusive policy.”

Synonymes: welcoming, open to all

Antonymes: exclusive

translator

Nom

Exemple: “The translator helped us.”

Synonymes: interpreter

Antonymes: speaker

circuit

Nom

Exemple: “This circuit is simple.”

Synonymes: electrical path, loop

Antonymes: break

lease

Nom

Exemple: “We signed the lease today.”

Synonymes: rental agreement, contract

Antonymes: ownership

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

parent

Nom

Exemple: “A parent takes care of a child.”

Synonymes: mother, father

Antonymes: child

sister

Nom

Exemple: “My sister is young.”

Synonymes: sibling

Antonymes: brother

brother

Nom

Exemple: “I have one brother.”

Synonymes: sibling

Antonymes: sister

father

Nom

Exemple: “My father is at home.”

Synonymes: dad, parent

Antonymes: mother

mother

Nom

Exemple: “My mother is kind.”

Synonymes: mom, mum

Antonymes: father

torrential

Adjectif

Exemple: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Synonymes: heavy, pouring

Antonymes: light, gentle

ostensibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Synonymes: apparently, seemingly

Antonymes: actually, genuinely

ostensible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonymes: apparent, supposed

Antonymes: real, genuine

locomotion

Nom

Exemple: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Synonymes: movement, mobility

Antonymes: stillness, immobility

inducement

Nom

Exemple: “The bonus served as an inducement to stay.”

Synonymes: incentive, motivation

Antonymes: deterrent, discouragement

indiscrete

Adjectif

Exemple: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Synonymes: imprudent, careless

Antonymes: discreet, careful

inchoately

Adverbe

Exemple: “He expressed the idea only inchoately.”

Synonymes: vaguely, rudimentarily

Antonymes: clearly, coherently

tantamount

Adjectif

Exemple: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”

Synonymes: equivalent, equal to

Antonymes: different, unrelated

neglectful

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report criticized neglectful parenting.”

Synonymes: careless, inattentive

Antonymes: caring, attentive

inherently

Adverbe

Exemple: “Power is not inherently harmful.”

Synonymes: essentially, intrinsically

Antonymes: externally, accidentally

detestable

Adjectif

Exemple: “His detestable behavior shocked the staff.”

Synonymes: hateful, abhorrent

Antonymes: admirable, pleasant

apprentice

Nom

Exemple: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”

Synonymes: trainee, learner

Antonymes: master, expert

voracious

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: greedy, avid

Antonymes: moderate, indifferent

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

mix

Verbe

Exemple: “Mix the flour with water.”

Synonymes: combine, blend

Antonymes: separate

hire

Verbe

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

Synonymes: employ, rent

Antonymes: fire

flat

Nom

Exemple: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Synonymes: level, apartment

Antonymes: uneven

own

Verbe

Exemple: “They own a small shop in town.”

Synonymes: possess

Antonymes: rent, borrow

turn

Verbe

Exemple: “Turn left at the corner.”

Synonymes: rotate, go

Antonymes: stay

rapturously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”

Synonymes: ecstatically, enthusiastically

Antonymes: coldly, indifferently

methodology

Nom

Exemple: “The methodology must be transparent and reproducible.”

Synonymes: approach, system of methods

Antonymes: guesswork, disorder

kinetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”

Synonymes: in motion terms, dynamically

Antonymes: statically

flightiness

Nom

Exemple: “Her apparent flightiness hid a sharp intelligence.”

Synonymes: frivolity, fickleness

Antonymes: seriousness, steadiness

belligerent

Adjectif

Exemple: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Synonymes: hostile, combative

Antonymes: peaceful, conciliatory

abhorrently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”

Synonymes: repulsively, detestably

Antonymes: admirably, decently

forbid

Verbe

Exemple: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Synonymes: ban, not allow

Antonymes: permit

other

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: another

Antonymes: same

month

Nom

Exemple: “We pay rent every month.”

Synonymes: 30 days

Antonymes: day

doing

Nom

Exemple: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonymes: performing

Antonymes: stopping

intrinsically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The two concepts are intrinsically linked.”

Synonymes: inherently

Antonymes: externally

complementary

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: conflicting

plausibility

Nom

Exemple: “The plausibility of his story is questionable.”

Synonymes: credibility

Antonymes: absurdity

superficial

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Synonymes: shallow

Antonymes: thorough

startlingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”

Synonymes: shockingly

merge

Verbe

Exemple: “The two companies decided to merge.”

Synonymes: combine

Antonymes: separate

laser

Nom

Exemple: “The surgeon used a laser during the operation.”

blend

Verbe

Exemple: “Blend the fruit with milk.”

Synonymes: mix

Antonymes: separate

alike

Adjectif

Exemple: “The two brothers look alike.”

Synonymes: similar

Antonymes: different

adapt

Verbe

Exemple: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”

Synonymes: adjust

unlike

Préposition

Exemple: “Unlike you, I don’t drive.”

Synonymes: different from

Antonymes: like

remote

Adjectif

Exemple: “He works in a remote team.”

Synonymes: distant

Antonymes: near

another

Déterminant

Exemple: “I want another one.”

Synonymes: one more

Antonymes: same

change

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to change my plan.”

Synonymes: alter

Antonymes: stay

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

around

Préposition

Exemple: “There are trees around the house.”

Synonymes: near

Antonymes: far

apprenticeship

Nom

Exemple: “He completed his apprenticeship last year.”

Synonymes: training

Antonymes: mastery

unsustainable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The current system is unsustainable.”

Synonymes: unviable

Antonymes: sustainable

special

Adjectif

Exemple: “Today is a special day.”

Synonymes: important

Antonymes: ordinary

aberration

Nom

Exemple: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”

Synonymes: anomaly, irregularity

Antonymes: norm

clear

Adjectif

Exemple: “The instructions are clear.”

Synonymes: obvious

Antonymes: confusing

deterrent

Nom

Exemple: “High fees can be a deterrent to new users.”

divergent

Adjectif

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

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Exemple: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Synonymes: clear, limpid, luculent

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

Exemple: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Exemple: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”

Synonymes: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking

Antonymes: analysis, analytic thinking

inherent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Uncertainty is inherent in innovative work.”

Synonymes: intrinsic, implicit, intrinsical

distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Exemple: “They have distinct roles in the team.”

Synonymes: sharp, clear, crisp

Antonymes: indistinct

coherent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She delivered a coherent argument backed by evidence.”

Synonymes: tenacious, rational, orderly

Antonymes: incoherent

interpret

/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/

Exemple: “Data can be interpreted differently.”

Synonymes: render, understand, construe

balance

/ˈbæləns/

Exemple: “Work-life balance is important.”

Synonymes: poise, equilibrium, correspondence

Antonymes: instability, imbalance, asymmetry

different

/ˈdɪfrənt/

Exemple: “These two words are different.”

Synonymes: distinct, disparate, contrary

Antonymes: like, similar, same

visit

/ˈvɪzɪt/

Exemple: “We visited our grandparents.”

Synonymes: call, see, impose