English Vocabulary Cards

Exemple: “I want a single ticket.”

Synonymes: one

Antonymes: double

anthology

Nom

Exemple: “The book is an anthology of poems.”

Synonymes: collection, compilation

Antonymes: single work

verbatim

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”

Synonymes: word for word, exactly

Antonymes: approximately

rhetoric

Nom

Exemple: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Synonymes: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonymes: silence

calamity

Nom

Exemple: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Synonymes: disaster, catastrophe

Antonymes: blessing

allusion

Nom

Exemple: “The poem contains an allusion to history.”

Synonymes: reference, hint

Antonymes: direct statement

corpus

Nom

Exemple: “We trained the model on a large corpus.”

Synonymes: collection, dataset

Antonymes: single text

agency

Nom

B2Nom

Exemple: “The agency manages advertising.”

Synonymes: organization, office

Antonymes: individual

qualm

Nom

Exemple: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonymes: doubt, hesitation

Antonymes: certainty

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

aesthetic

Adjectif

B2Adjectif

Exemple: “The design has strong aesthetic value.”

Synonymes: artistic, visual

Antonymes: ugly

dominant

Adjectif

B2Adjectif

Exemple: “This company is dominant in the market.”

Synonymes: leading, powerful

Antonymes: weak

pharmacist

Nom

Exemple: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”

Synonymes: drugstore specialist

Antonymes: patient

catalog

Nom

Exemple: “Look at the product catalog.”

Synonymes: list, directory

Antonymes: single item

agriculture

Nom

Exemple: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Synonymes: farming

Antonymes: industry

nutrition

Nom

Exemple: “Good nutrition is important.”

Synonymes: diet, food intake

Antonymes: malnutrition

conflict

Nom

Exemple: “The conflict lasted many years.”

Synonymes: disagreement, fight

Antonymes: peace

formula

Nom

Exemple: “Learn this formula.”

Synonymes: rule, equation

Antonymes: guess

crowd

Nom

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

Synonymes: group, many people

Antonymes: single person

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

lamp

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the table.”

Synonymes: light

Antonymes: darkness

accident

Nom

Exemple: “There was an accident on the street.”

Synonymes: crash, incident

Antonymes: safety

person

Nom

Exemple: “He is a good person.”

Synonymes: human, individual

Antonymes: animal

remorseful

Adjectif

Exemple: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Synonymes: sorry, repentant

Antonymes: unrepentant, defiant

melancholy

Adjectif

Exemple: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Synonymes: sad, wistful

Antonymes: joyful, cheerful

figurative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The phrase is figurative, not literal.”

Synonymes: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonymes: literal, direct

disdainful

Adjectif

Exemple: “He gave a disdainful look and walked away.”

Synonymes: contemptuous, scornful

Antonymes: respectful, admiring

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

staggering

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Synonymes: astonishing, enormous

Antonymes: modest, ordinary

engrossing

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Synonymes: absorbing, captivating

Antonymes: boring, dull

traumatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The accident was a traumatic experience.”

Synonymes: disturbing, shocking

Antonymes: comforting, healing

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

sarcastic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His sarcastic reply upset everyone.”

Synonymes: mocking, ironic

Antonymes: sincere, kind

revealing

Adjectif

Exemple: “The interview was revealing and emotional.”

Synonymes: informative, exposing

Antonymes: concealing, secretive

damn

Interjection

B2Interjection

Exemple: “Damn, I forgot my keys again.”

Synonymes: curse

Antonymes: bless

ow

Interjection

B2Interjection

Exemple: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Synonymes: ouch

Antonymes:

chemotherapy

Nom

B2Nom

Exemple: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Synonymes: cancer treatment

Antonymes:

herd

Nom

Exemple: “A herd of cows was crossing the road.”

Synonymes: group of animals

Antonymes: single animal

even

Adverbe

B1Adverbe

Exemple: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”

Synonymes: also, flat

Antonymes: uneven

calm

Adjectif

B1Adjectif

Exemple: “Try to stay calm during the exam.”

Synonymes: peaceful, relaxed

Antonymes: nervous, angry

ski

Verbe

B1Verbe

Exemple: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonymes: winter sport

Antonymes:

gee

Interjection

B1Interjection

Exemple: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Synonymes: wow, gosh

Antonymes:

telecommunications

Nom

Exemple: “Telecommunications have changed the way people work.”

Synonymes: communication technology

Antonymes:

unemployment

Nom

Exemple: “Unemployment is rising in some regions.”

Synonymes: joblessness

Antonymes: employment

windsurfing

Nom

Exemple: “Windsurfing is popular on this beach in summer.”

Synonymes: water sport

Antonymes:

sweat

Verbe

A2Verbe

Exemple: “I started to sweat after running.”

Synonymes: perspire

Antonymes: freeze

print

Verbe

A2Verbe

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

Synonymes: publish, produce on paper

Antonymes: delete

might

Verbe

A2Verbe

Exemple: “It might rain later.”

Synonymes: may, possibly

Antonymes: definitely

dizzy

Adjectif

Exemple: “I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.”

Synonymes: light-headed

Antonymes: steady

crisp

Adjectif

Exemple: “The apples are fresh and crisp.”

Synonymes: crunchy

Antonymes: soft

brave

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was brave of her to speak the truth.”

Synonymes: courageous

Antonymes: cowardly

awful

Adjectif

Exemple: “The weather was awful all day.”

Synonymes: terrible, very bad

Antonymes: wonderful

with

Préposition

A1Préposition

Exemple: “I am going with my sister.”

Synonymes: together with

Antonymes: without

well

Adjectif

A1Adjectif

Exemple: “She can sing very well.”

Synonymes: nicely

Antonymes: badly

pair

Nom

Exemple: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Synonymes: two, set

Antonymes: single

once

Adverbe

A1Adverbe

Exemple: “I go there once a week.”

Synonymes: one time

Antonymes: twice

utilization

Nom

Exemple: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Synonymes: use, deployment

Antonymes: waste, neglect

unpromising

Adjectif

Exemple: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonymes: discouraging, bleak

Antonymes: promising, hopeful

testimonial

Nom

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

Synonymes: endorsement, recommendation

Antonymes: criticism, complaint

selectivity

Nom

Exemple: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Synonymes: discrimination, careful choice

Antonymes: openness, inclusiveness

provocation

Nom

Exemple: “The statement was seen as a deliberate provocation.”

Synonymes: incitement, taunt

Antonymes: appeasement, calm

lamentation

Nom

Exemple: “The poem is a lamentation for a lost world.”

Synonymes: mourning, grief

Antonymes: celebration, rejoicing

equilibrium

Nom

Exemple: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Synonymes: balance, stability

Antonymes: imbalance, instability

primitively

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Synonymes: crudely, basically

Antonymes: sophisticatedly, refinedly

pleasurable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Synonymes: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonymes: painful, unpleasant

fanatically

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Synonymes: obsessively, extremely

Antonymes: moderately, reasonably

explanatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Synonymes: clarifying, interpretive

Antonymes: confusing, obscure

disquieting

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report contained several disquieting findings.”

Synonymes: disturbing, worrying

Antonymes: reassuring, comforting

conditional

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their support was conditional on further reforms.”

Synonymes: dependent, provisional

Antonymes: unconditional, absolute

unsettling

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Synonymes: disturbing, disquieting

Antonymes: comforting, reassuring

unscathing

Adjectif

Exemple: “The review was surprisingly unscathing despite the film’s flaws.”

Synonymes: mild, lenient

Antonymes: scathing, harsh

edit

Verbe

B2Verbe

Exemple: “Please edit the document before sending it.”

Synonymes: revise, modify

Antonymes: leave unchanged

sigh

Nom

Exemple: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Synonymes: breathe out deeply

Antonymes: cheer

ness

suffix

B1suffix

Exemple: “The suffix "ness" turns an adjective into a noun.”

Synonymes: noun suffix

Antonymes:

idol

Nom

Exemple: “The singer became an idol for many teenagers.”

Synonymes: hero, role model

Antonymes: critic

ending

Nom

Exemple: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Synonymes: finish, conclusion

Antonymes: beginning

choice

Nom

Exemple: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Synonymes: option, selection

Antonymes: lack of choice

throw

Verbe

A1Verbe

Exemple: “Do not throw the paper on the floor.”

Synonymes: toss

Antonymes: catch

interrogative

Adjectif