Vocabulaire

government

Nom

Exemple: “The government made a decision.”

Synonymes: state, administration

Antonymes: citizens

tree

Nom

Exemple: “The bird is in the tree.”

dash

Nom

Exemple: “She made a dash for the bus.”

Synonymes: rush, run quickly

Antonymes: stroll, delay

bolt

Verbe

Exemple: “The horse bolted across the field.”

Synonymes: run suddenly, metal pin

Antonymes: stop

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

log

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on a log by the fire.”

Synonymes: record, wood trunk

Antonymes:

jog

Verbe

Exemple: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Synonymes: run slowly

Antonymes: walk

track

Nom

Exemple: “The runners were on the track.”

Synonymes: path, trail

Antonymes:

sweat

Verbe

Exemple: “I started to sweat after running.”

Synonymes: perspire

Antonymes: freeze

spill

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Synonymes: pour out by accident

Antonymes: save

crisp

Adjectif

Exemple: “The apples are fresh and crisp.”

Synonymes: crunchy

Antonymes: soft

predecessor

Nom

Exemple: “The new model is far more efficient than its predecessor.”

Synonymes: forerunner, previous version

Antonymes: successor

escape

Verbe

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

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

conglomerate

Nom

Exemple: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”

Synonymes: corporate group

gorge

Nom

Exemple: “We hiked through a narrow gorge.”

Synonymes: canyon

drunk

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was drunk and couldn’t walk straight.”

Synonymes: intoxicated

Antonymes: sober

chase

Verbe

Exemple: “The dog chased the cat.”

Synonymes: run after

refine

Verbe

Exemple: “She refined her proposal.”

Synonymes: polish

Antonymes: ruin

quickly

/ˈkwɪkli/

Exemple: “He runs quickly.”

Synonymes: promptly, cursorily, apace

Antonymes: tardily, easy, slow