Vocabulaire

side

Nom

Exemple: “Stand on this side of the road.”

Synonymes: part, edge

Antonymes: center

incumbent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonymes: current, officeholder

Antonymes: challenger

insular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company had an insular culture.”

Synonymes: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonymes: open-minded

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

remit

Nom

Exemple: “This issue is outside my remit.”

Synonymes: responsibility, scope

Antonymes: irrelevance

embed

Verbe

Exemple: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonymes: insert, place inside

Antonymes: remove

peninsula

Nom

Exemple: “A peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.”

Synonymes: landform

Antonymes: island

suburban

Adjectif

Exemple: “They live in a suburban area.”

Synonymes: outside the city, residential

Antonymes: urban

residence

Nom

Exemple: “This is my official residence.”

Synonymes: home, dwelling

Antonymes: workplace

president

Nom

Exemple: “The president gave a speech.”

Synonymes: leader, head of state

Antonymes: citizen

crowd

Nom

Exemple: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Synonymes: group, many people

Antonymes: single person

crime

Nom

Exemple: “The police solved the crime.”

Synonymes: offense, illegal act

Antonymes: lawful act

sock

Nom

Exemple: “I lost one sock.”

Synonymes: footwear

Antonymes: shoe

box

Nom

Exemple: “The box is big.”

Synonymes: container, case

Antonymes: bag

street

Nom

Exemple: “The street is busy.”

Synonymes: road, avenue

Antonymes: inside

wall

Nom

Exemple: “There is a picture on the wall.”

rumination

Nom

Exemple: “Excessive rumination can increase anxiety.”

Synonymes: reflection, brooding

Antonymes: action, distraction

recuperate

Verbe

Exemple: “He went to the countryside to recuperate.”

Synonymes: recover, heal

Antonymes: decline, worsen

outpatient

Nom

Exemple: “The treatment can be given to an outpatient.”

Synonymes: non-hospital patient

Antonymes: inpatient

habitation

Nom

Exemple: “The island showed signs of early human habitation.”

Synonymes: dwelling, residence

Antonymes: vacancy, emptiness

negligible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The difference was negligible.”

Synonymes: tiny, minimal

Antonymes: significant, considerable

congregate

Verbe

Exemple: “Large crowds began to congregate outside.”

Synonymes: gather, assemble

Antonymes: disperse, scatter

deem

Verbe

Exemple: “The judge deemed the evidence unreliable.”

Synonymes: consider, regard

Antonymes: ignore, dismiss

cool

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Synonymes: chilly, great

Antonymes: hot, uncool

zip

Verbe

Exemple: “Zip your jacket before going outside.”

Synonymes: fasten, zipper

Antonymes: unzip

row

Nom

Exemple: “We sat in the front row.”

Synonymes: line, rank

Antonymes: column

grab

Verbe

Exemple: “He grabbed his coat and ran outside.”

Synonymes: seize, take quickly

Antonymes: release

bang

Nom

Exemple: “We heard a loud bang from outside.”

Synonymes: crash, slam

Antonymes: silence

kid

Nom

Exemple: “The kids were playing outside.”

Synonymes: child

Antonymes: adult

trick

Nom

Exemple: “The magician showed us a clever trick.”

Synonymes: move, deception

Antonymes: truth

inner

Adjectif

Exemple: “The jacket has an inner pocket.”

Synonymes: inside

Antonymes: outer

given

Préposition

Exemple: “Given the weather, we stayed home.”

Synonymes: provided, considering

Antonymes: taken away

among

Préposition

Exemple: “She felt comfortable among friends.”

Synonymes: in the middle of

Antonymes: outside

thin

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ice is too thin.”

Synonymes: slim

Antonymes: thick

then

Adjectif

Exemple: “First eat, then go outside.”

Synonymes: after that

Antonymes: before

taste-maker

Nom

Exemple: “The critic became a taste-maker in contemporary art.”

Synonymes: trendsetter, influencer

Antonymes: follower, outsider

punctuality

Nom

Exemple: “In this workplace, punctuality is considered essential.”

Synonymes: timeliness, promptness

Antonymes: lateness, delay

proposition

Nom

Exemple: “We rejected the proposition as financially unsound.”

Synonymes: proposal, assertion

Antonymes: refusal, denial

indignantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She indignantly denied the accusation.”

Synonymes: resentfully, angrily

Antonymes: calmly, meekly

insensitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “His comment was seen as insensitive and offensive.”

Synonymes: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonymes: sensitive, considerate

conceivable

Adjectif

Exemple: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”

Synonymes: imaginable, possible

Antonymes: inconceivable, impossible

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

dime

Nom

Exemple: “He found a dime on the sidewalk.”

Synonymes: coin

Antonymes:

slip

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”

Synonymes: slide, lose balance

Antonymes: grip firmly

live

Verbe

Exemple: “They live in a quiet village near the lake.”

Synonymes: reside, exist

Antonymes: die

detail

Nom

Exemple: “Please explain every detail clearly.”

Synonymes: particular, information

Antonymes: summary

beyond

Préposition

Exemple: “The village lies beyond the hills.”

Synonymes: farther than, outside

Antonymes: within

across

Préposition

Exemple: “The bank is across the street.”

Synonymes: on the other side

Antonymes: nearby

windy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was cold and windy outside.”

Synonymes: breezy

Antonymes: still

think

Verbe

Exemple: “I think this is a good idea.”

Synonymes: believe, consider

Antonymes: ignore

thick

Adjectif

Exemple: “The book is very thick.”

Synonymes: dense

Antonymes: thin

still

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is still waiting outside.”

Synonymes: yet, motionless

Antonymes: moving

shake

Verbe

Exemple: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Synonymes: move, tremble

Antonymes: steady

noise

Nom

Exemple: “I heard a strange noise outside.”

Synonymes: sound, disturbance

Antonymes: silence

along

Préposition

Exemple: “We walked along the river.”

Synonymes: beside

Antonymes: away from

preconception

Nom

Exemple: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”

Synonymes: bias

Antonymes: open-mindedness

hypothetical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Synonymes: theoretical

Antonymes: actual

conciliation

Nom

Exemple: “Conciliation requires concessions from both sides.”

Synonymes: reconciliation

Antonymes: escalation

autonomously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The system can autonomously detect anomalies and isolate them.”

Synonymes: independently

Antonymes: dependently

insensitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Synonymes: tactlessly

Antonymes: sensitively

tranquility

Nom

Exemple: “She moved to the countryside for tranquility.”

Synonymes: serenity

Antonymes: turmoil

rural

Adjectif

Exemple: “Rural areas often have fewer services.”

Synonymes: countryside

Antonymes: urban

erupt

Verbe

Exemple: “The volcano could erupt without warning.”

Synonymes: explode

Antonymes: subside

group

Nom

Exemple: “Our group has ten people.”

Synonymes: team

Antonymes: individual

coast

Nom

Exemple: “We drove along the coast.”

Synonymes: shore

civil

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please stay civil during the discussion.”

Synonymes: polite

Antonymes: rude

broad

Adjectif

Exemple: “This street is broad and busy.”

Synonymes: wide

Antonymes: narrow

aside

Adverbe

Exemple: “He pulled me aside to talk.”

Synonymes: to the side

wave

Verbe

Exemple: “She waved at me from the bus.”

Synonymes: signal

warm

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: mild

Antonymes: cold

besides

Préposition

Exemple: “Besides English, I study Russian.”

Synonymes: also

within

Préposition

Exemple: “Finish it within an hour.”

Synonymes: inside

Antonymes: outside

square

Nom

Exemple: “Draw a square.”

indoor

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is an indoor game.”

Synonymes: inside

Antonymes: outdoor

inside

Préposition

Exemple: “It is warm inside.”

Synonymes: within

Antonymes: outside

beside

Préposition

Exemple: “Sit beside me.”

Synonymes: next to

Antonymes: far from

extracurricular

Adjectif

Exemple: “She participates in extracurricular activities.”

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: curricular

outer

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the outer wall.”

Synonymes: external

Antonymes: inner

heavily

Adverbe

Exemple: “It is raining heavily.”

Synonymes: strongly

Antonymes: lightly

through

Préposition

Exemple: “We walked through the park.”

Synonymes: across

Antonymes: around