Vocabulaire

facsimile

Nom

Exemple: “The museum showed a facsimile of the letter.”

Synonymes: copy, replica

Antonymes: original

commodity

Nom

Exemple: “Oil is an important commodity.”

Synonymes: product, good

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

render

Verbe

Exemple: “The error can render the software useless.”

Synonymes: make, produce

Antonymes: preserve

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

presenter

Nom

Exemple: “The presenter introduced the guest.”

Synonymes: host, speaker

Antonymes: audience

catalog

Nom

Exemple: “Look at the product catalog.”

Synonymes: list, directory

Antonymes: single item

label

Nom

Exemple: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonymes: tag, sticker

Antonymes: unmarked item

user

Nom

Exemple: “The user opened the website.”

Synonymes: customer, person

Antonymes: admin

consumer

Nom

Exemple: “The consumer wants a better product.”

Synonymes: buyer, customer

Antonymes: producer

economy

Nom

Exemple: “The economy is growing.”

Synonymes: financial system

Antonymes: poverty

brand

Nom

Exemple: “This brand is popular.”

Synonymes: label, company name

Antonymes: generic product

lamp

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the table.”

Synonymes: light

Antonymes: darkness

advertisement

Nom

Exemple: “I saw an advertisement on television.”

Synonymes: ad, commercial

Antonymes: private message

production

Nom

Exemple: “Production starts next week.”

Synonymes: manufacturing, creation

Antonymes: consumption

milk

Nom

Exemple: “I drink milk.”

Synonymes: dairy drink

Antonymes: water

bakery

Nom

Exemple: “There is a bakery near my house.”

resounding

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal received resounding support.”

Synonymes: emphatic, overwhelming

Antonymes: weak, muted

echolocate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bats echolocate to navigate in darkness.”

Synonymes: navigate by sound

Antonymes:

uniformity

Nom

Exemple: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Synonymes: consistency, sameness

Antonymes: variety, diversity

phenomenal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The response to the product was phenomenal.”

Synonymes: extraordinary, remarkable

Antonymes: ordinary, poor

precision

Nom

Exemple: “The machine works with great precision.”

Synonymes: accuracy, exactness

Antonymes: inaccuracy, roughness

biotechnology

Nom

Exemple: “Biotechnology is changing modern medicine.”

Synonymes: biotech

Antonymes:

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

manufacturer

Nom

Exemple: “The manufacturer recalled the defective product.”

Synonymes: producer, maker

Antonymes: consumer

anchorperson

Nom

Exemple: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Synonymes: news presenter, host

Antonymes: guest

bent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The metal rod is bent.”

Synonymes: curved, not straight

Antonymes: straight

sex

Nom

Exemple: “Please mark your sex on the form.”

Synonymes: gender

Antonymes:

nor

Conjonction

Exemple: “She neither called nor wrote.”

Synonymes: and not

Antonymes: and

eco

prefix

Exemple: “Many people now prefer eco products.”

Synonymes: green, environmental

Antonymes: polluting

bar

Nom

Exemple: “We met at a small bar near the station.”

Synonymes: pub, rod

Antonymes:

introduction

Nom

Exemple: “The book has a short introduction at the beginning.”

Synonymes: opening, presentation

Antonymes: conclusion

sweat

Verbe

Exemple: “I started to sweat after running.”

Synonymes: perspire

Antonymes: freeze

print

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you print this document for me?”

Synonymes: publish, produce on paper

Antonymes: delete

image

Nom

Exemple: “The image on the screen is very clear.”

Synonymes: picture, photo

Antonymes:

clone

Verbe

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

Synonymes: copy, duplicate

Antonymes: original

make

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you make tea for us?”

Synonymes: create, do

Antonymes: destroy

testimonial

Nom

Exemple: “The website features customer testimonials on its homepage.”

Synonymes: endorsement, recommendation

Antonymes: criticism, complaint

proprietary

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

methodology

Nom

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

Synonymes: approach, system of methods

Antonymes: guesswork, disorder

familiarize

Verbe

Exemple: “New employees are given time to familiarize themselves with the system.”

Synonymes: acquaint, introduce

Antonymes: confuse, alienate

endorsement

Nom

Exemple: “The campaign received the endorsement of several public figures.”

Synonymes: approval, backing

Antonymes: rejection, opposition

vain

Adjectif

Exemple: “All their efforts were in vain.”

Synonymes: useless, fruitless

Antonymes: successful, useful

thus

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”

Synonymes: therefore, in this way

Antonymes: however

pole

Nom

Exemple: “A flag was hanging from the pole.”

Synonymes: post, rod

Antonymes:

male

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: man, masculine

Antonymes: female

loud

Adjectif

Exemple: “The music was too loud to talk.”

Synonymes: noisy, strong

Antonymes: quiet, soft

female

Adjectif

Exemple: “The female athlete won the race.”

Synonymes: woman, feminine

Antonymes: male

mouse

Nom

Exemple: “The mouse ran under the table.”

Synonymes: rodent

Antonymes:

marketability

Nom

Exemple: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

Synonymes: sellability

Antonymes: unappeal

delicatessen

Nom

Exemple: “We stopped at a delicatessen for cheese and cured meat.”

Synonymes: deli

articulation

Nom

Exemple: “Her articulation of the problem made the solution obvious.”

Synonymes: expression

Antonymes: confusion

aesthetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is functional and aesthetically pleasing.”

Synonymes: visually

Antonymes: ugly

prolifically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”

Synonymes: productively

Antonymes: rarely

facilitation

Nom

Exemple: “The facilitator’s role is the facilitation of productive dialogue.”

Synonymes: support

Antonymes: obstruction

commercially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”

Synonymes: financially

restorative

Adjectif

Exemple: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”

Synonymes: reviving

Antonymes: depleting

rusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”

Synonymes: corroded

Antonymes: shiny

laser

Nom

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

lance

Nom

Exemple: “The knight carried a lance.”

Synonymes: spear

flame

Nom

Exemple: “The candle’s flame was shaking in the wind.”

Synonymes: fire

model

Nom

Exemple: “This is the latest model of the phone.”

Synonymes: example

liver

Nom

Exemple: “The liver is an important organ.”

light

Nom

Exemple: “Turn on the light, please.”

Synonymes: lamp

Antonymes: darkness

laugh

Verbe

Exemple: “We laughed at the joke.”

Synonymes: giggle

Antonymes: cry

warm

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is warm today, so we can walk outside.”

Synonymes: mild

Antonymes: cold

flower

Nom

Exemple: “This flower is yellow.”

Synonymes: bloom

emulsification

Nom

Exemple: “Emulsification is essential in cosmetic production.”

Synonymes: blending

Antonymes: separation

cost-effective

Adjectif

Exemple: “This solution is cost-effective.”

Synonymes: economical

Antonymes: wasteful

synthetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The material was produced synthetically.”

Synonymes: artificially

Antonymes: naturally

elusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “True product-market fit can be elusive.”

convergence

Nom

Exemple: “We saw convergence between product feedback and usage data.”

inevitable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Some refactoring was inevitable as the product scaled.”

value

/ˈvæljuː/

Exemple: “This feature adds value to the product.”

Synonymes: esteem, assess, appraise

Antonymes: disesteem, disrespect

effective

/ɪˈfektɪv/

Exemple: “This method is very effective.”

Synonymes: good, impressive, competent

Antonymes: ineffectual, ineffective, uneffective