Vocabulaire

rib

Nom

Exemple: “He bruised a rib in the fall.”

Synonymes: bone in chest

Antonymes:

ribbon

Nom

Exemple: “The gift has a red ribbon.”

Synonymes: bow

veritable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonymes: true, real

Antonymes: fake

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

moribund

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company was moribund before the merger.”

Synonymes: dying, declining

Antonymes: thriving

merit

Nom

Exemple: “The proposal has merit.”

Synonymes: value, worth

Antonymes: fault

instruction

Nom

Exemple: “Read the instruction carefully.”

Synonymes: direction, guide

Antonymes: confusion

assistant

Nom

Exemple: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Synonymes: helper, aide

Antonymes: leader

delivery

Nom

Exemple: “The delivery is fast.”

Synonymes: shipment, transport

Antonymes: pickup

economy

Nom

Exemple: “The economy is growing.”

Synonymes: financial system

Antonymes: poverty

adverb

Nom

Exemple: ““Quickly” is an adverb.”

Synonymes: describing word for verbs

Antonymes: noun

zone

Nom

Exemple: “This is a quiet zone.”

Synonymes: area, region

Antonymes: center

diet

Nom

Exemple: “She has a healthy diet.”

Synonymes: meal plan, eating plan

Antonymes: junk food

personality

Nom

Exemple: “She has a strong personality.”

Synonymes: character, nature

Antonymes: facelessness

adjective

Nom

Exemple: ““Big” is an adjective.”

Synonymes: describing word

Antonymes: noun

war

Nom

Exemple: “War is terrible.”

Synonymes: conflict, battle

Antonymes: peace

bookmark

Nom

Exemple: “Use a bookmark in the book.”

delineate

Verbe

Exemple: “The document delineates the main risks.”

Synonymes: outline

infernally

Adverbe

Exemple: “It was infernally hot in the room.”

Synonymes: terribly, devilishly

Antonymes: pleasantly, mildly

embodiment

Nom

Exemple: “She is often described as the embodiment of grace.”

Synonymes: personification, representation

Antonymes: negation, absence

gruesomely

Adverbe

Exemple: “The details were gruesomely vivid.”

Synonymes: horribly, ghastly

Antonymes: pleasantly, gently

fiendishly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Synonymes: extremely, devilishly

Antonymes: easily, simply

recessive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trait is controlled by a recessive gene.”

Synonymes: latent, non-dominant

Antonymes: dominant

qualification

Nom

Exemple: “She has the right qualifications for the job.”

Synonymes: credential, ability

Antonymes: inexperience

anchorperson

Nom

Exemple: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Synonymes: news presenter, host

Antonymes: guest

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

shape

Nom

Exemple: “What shape is the table?”

Synonymes: form

Antonymes:

fault

Nom

Exemple: “It was not my fault.”

Synonymes: blame, mistake

Antonymes: success, virtue

error

Nom

Exemple: “There is an error in this sentence.”

Synonymes: mistake

Antonymes: correctness

awful

Adjectif

Exemple: “The weather was awful all day.”

Synonymes: terrible, very bad

Antonymes: wonderful

proprietary

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

centralized

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”

Synonymes: concentrated, controlled from one center

Antonymes: decentralized, distributed

attributive

Adjectif

Exemple: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Synonymes: descriptive, qualifying

Antonymes: predicative

circulation

Nom

Exemple: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Synonymes: distribution, flow

Antonymes: stagnation

appallingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The equipment was appallingly outdated.”

Synonymes: shockingly, terribly

Antonymes: acceptably, reasonably

evil

Nom

Exemple: “The novel describes the struggle between good and evil.”

Synonymes: wicked, bad

Antonymes: good, kind

great

Adjectif

Exemple: “You did a great job.”

Synonymes: excellent

Antonymes: terrible

dissemination

Nom

Exemple: “The dissemination of misinformation was faster than the correction.”

Synonymes: distribution

Antonymes: suppression

polysyllabic

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

idiosyncrasy

Nom

Exemple: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”

Synonymes: quirk

Antonymes: normality

decentralize

Verbe

Exemple: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Synonymes: distribute

Antonymes: centralize

lousy

Adjectif

Exemple: “The service was lousy, so we left.”

Synonymes: terrible

Antonymes: excellent

input

Nom

Exemple: “We need your input before we decide.”

Synonymes: feedback

gross

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: minor

spread

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t spread rumors.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes: hide

report

Nom

Exemple: “I wrote a report for school.”

Synonymes: statement

demystification

Nom

Exemple: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”

Synonymes: clarification

Antonymes: mystification

elderly

Adjectif

Exemple: “The elderly man needs help.”

Synonymes: old

Antonymes: young

describe

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you describe your house?”

Synonymes: explain

Antonymes: hide

ineffable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The experience was ineffable.”

Synonymes: indescribable, beyond words

Antonymes: expressible

develop

Verbe

Exemple: “The company developed quickly.”

Synonymes: grow, improve

Antonymes: decline

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

Exemple: “Be precise when you describe the issue.”

Synonymes: meticulous, dead, fine

Antonymes: imprecise

allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

Exemple: “We allocated extra budget to marketing.”

Synonymes: apportion

factor

/ˈfæktər/

Exemple: “Cost is an important factor.”

Synonymes: component, element, agent

contribute

/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

Exemple: “Everyone can contribute to success.”

Synonymes: impart, lead, give

feature

/ˈfiːtʃər/

Exemple: “This app has a useful feature.”

Synonymes: characteristic, have, boast

Antonymes: miss, lack