Vocabulaire

sit

/sɪt/

Exemple: “Sit here.”

Synonymes: model, pose, posture

Antonymes: lie, rise, arise

site

Nom

Exemple: “This site has many useful lessons.”

Synonymes: place, webpage

Antonymes:

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

repute

Nom

Exemple: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonymes: reputation, standing

Antonymes: disgrace

qualm

Nom

Exemple: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonymes: doubt, hesitation

Antonymes: certainty

embed

Verbe

Exemple: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonymes: insert, place inside

Antonymes: remove

bogus

Adjectif

Exemple: “The website gave bogus information.”

Synonymes: fake, false

Antonymes: real

diversity

Nom

Exemple: “Diversity can strengthen a team.”

Synonymes: variety, difference

Antonymes: uniformity

vertical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Draw a vertical line.”

Synonymes: upright

Antonymes: horizontal

scenario

Nom

Exemple: “This scenario is possible.”

Synonymes: situation, case

Antonymes: certainty

resignation

Nom

Exemple: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Synonymes: quitting, stepping down

Antonymes: appointment

programmer

Nom

Exemple: “The programmer fixed the website.”

Synonymes: developer, coder

Antonymes: nontechnical user

purchase

Nom

Exemple: “The purchase was successful.”

Synonymes: buying, order

Antonymes: sale

official

Nom

Exemple: “The official answered the question.”

Synonymes: officer, authority

Antonymes: private citizen

tuition

Nom

Exemple: “University tuition is expensive.”

Synonymes: education fee

Antonymes: scholarship

thesis

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Synonymes: research paper, argument

Antonymes: summary

user

Nom

Exemple: “The user opened the website.”

Synonymes: customer, person

Antonymes: admin

promotion

Nom

Exemple: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonymes: advancement, raise

Antonymes: demotion

professor

Nom

Exemple: “The professor teaches chemistry.”

Synonymes: teacher, academic

Antonymes: student

chemistry

Nom

Exemple: “Chemistry is my favorite subject.”

Synonymes: science of substances

Antonymes: literature

election

Nom

Exemple: “The election is in May.”

Synonymes: vote, poll

Antonymes: appointment

chemical

Nom

Exemple: “This chemical is dangerous.”

Synonymes: substance

Antonymes: natural material

lecture

Nom

Exemple: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonymes: talk, lesson

Antonymes: break

essay

Nom

Exemple: “Write an essay about your family.”

Synonymes: composition, short paper

Antonymes: list

bench

Nom

Exemple: “We sit on the bench.”

Synonymes: seat

Antonymes: floor

appointment

Nom

Exemple: “I have an appointment with a doctor.”

Synonymes: meeting, scheduled visit

Antonymes: cancellation

university

Nom

Exemple: “She studies at a university.”

Synonymes: college, higher education school

Antonymes: kindergarten

emergency

Nom

Exemple: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Synonymes: crisis, urgent situation

Antonymes: normal situation

advantage

Nom

Exemple: “Good English is an advantage.”

Synonymes: benefit, plus

Antonymes: disadvantage

research

Nom

Exemple: “She does research at the university.”

Synonymes: study, investigation

Antonymes: guess

interest

Nom

Exemple: “I have an interest in music.”

Synonymes: curiosity, attention

Antonymes: boredom

website

Nom

Exemple: “This website is useful.”

Synonymes: site, web page

Antonymes: offline page

bath

Nom

Exemple: “I take a bath at night.”

Synonymes: wash, bathtub

Antonymes: shower

job

Nom

Exemple: “I have a new job.”

Synonymes: work, position

Antonymes: unemployment

resource

Nom

Exemple: “This website is a useful resource.”

Synonymes: material

disadvantage

Nom

Exemple: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Synonymes: drawback

Antonymes: advantage

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

sandwiched

Adjectif

Exemple: “Our house is sandwiched between two tall buildings.”

Synonymes: wedged, placed between

Antonymes: separate, isolated

redundancy

Nom

Exemple: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonymes: superfluity, repetition

Antonymes: necessity, economy

perversity

Nom

Exemple: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Synonymes: contrariness, depravity

Antonymes: reasonableness, decency

ostensible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonymes: apparent, supposed

Antonymes: real, genuine

inexorably

Adverbe

Exemple: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Synonymes: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonymes: hesitantly, reversibly

inducement

Nom

Exemple: “The bonus served as an inducement to stay.”

Synonymes: incentive, motivation

Antonymes: deterrent, discouragement

imposition

Nom

Exemple: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Synonymes: burden, intrusion

Antonymes: favor, relief

forfeiture

Nom

Exemple: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Synonymes: loss, seizure

Antonymes: retention, recovery

uniformity

Nom

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

Synonymes: consistency, sameness

Antonymes: variety, diversity

unenviably

Adverbe

Exemple: “He was unenviably placed between two angry groups.”

Synonymes: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonymes: admirably, comfortably

unenviable

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

provisions

Nom

Exemple: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Synonymes: terms, supplies

Antonymes: omissions, shortages

impervious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonymes: unaffected, immune

Antonymes: vulnerable, sensitive

headstrong

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Synonymes: stubborn, willful

Antonymes: obedient, flexible

contextual

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

Synonymes: situational, related to context

Antonymes: isolated, decontextualized

sedentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”

Synonymes: inactive, stationary

Antonymes: active, energetic

reminisce

Verbe

Exemple: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonymes: recall, remember fondly

Antonymes: forget, overlook

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

bum

Nom

Exemple: “He slipped and landed on his bum.”

Synonymes: bottom

Antonymes:

undergraduate

Nom

Exemple: “She worked part-time while she was an undergraduate.”

Synonymes: college student

Antonymes: graduate

father-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

decomposition

Nom

Exemple: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Synonymes: decay, breakdown

Antonymes: growth

hope

Verbe

Exemple: “I hope everything goes well.”

Synonymes: wish, expect positively

Antonymes: despair

coal

Nom

Exemple: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Synonymes: fuel

Antonymes:

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

top

Nom

Exemple: “The cat was sitting on top of the wall.”

Synonymes: upper part, peak

Antonymes: bottom

lie

Verbe

Exemple: “Please lie down and rest.”

Synonymes: rest, falsehood

Antonymes: stand, truth

transportation

Nom

Exemple: “Public transportation is cheap in this city.”

Synonymes: travel system, transit

Antonymes: walking

biochemistry

Nom

Exemple: “She studies biochemistry at university.”

Synonymes: life chemistry

Antonymes:

third

Adjectif

Exemple: “She finished in third place.”

Synonymes: number three

Antonymes: first

south

Nom

Exemple: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”

Synonymes: southern direction

Antonymes: north

royal

Adjectif

Exemple: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonymes: kingly

Antonymes: ordinary

raise

Verbe

Exemple: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: lower

north

Nom

Exemple: “They traveled to the north of the country.”

Synonymes: northern direction

Antonymes: south

given

Préposition

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

Synonymes: provided, considering

Antonymes: taken away

week

Nom

Exemple: “I visit my grandmother every week.”

Synonymes: seven days

Antonymes: day

thin

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ice is too thin.”

Synonymes: slim

Antonymes: thick

side

Nom

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

Synonymes: part, edge

Antonymes: center

role

Nom

Exemple: “She has an important role in the play.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes:

move

Verbe

Exemple: “Please move this chair.”

Synonymes: go, shift

Antonymes: stay