Vocabulaire

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

scenario

Nom

Exemple: “This scenario is possible.”

Synonymes: situation, case

Antonymes: certainty

emergency

Nom

Exemple: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Synonymes: crisis, urgent situation

Antonymes: normal situation

unenviably

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonymes: admirably, comfortably

contextual

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: situational, related to context

Antonymes: isolated, decontextualized

jam

Nom

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

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

given

Préposition

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

Synonymes: provided, considering

Antonymes: taken away

role

Nom

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

Synonymes: part

Antonymes:

rely

Verbe

Exemple: “You can rely on her in difficult situations.”

Synonymes: depend, trust

Antonymes: doubt

adjust

Verbe

Exemple: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Synonymes: adapt, change slightly

Antonymes: keep unchanged

sorry

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am sorry for being late.”

Synonymes: apologetic

Antonymes: unapologetic

incongruously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke incongruously softly in the middle of an argument.”

Synonymes: oddly

Antonymes: appropriately

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

remain

Verbe

Exemple: “Please remain calm.”

Synonymes: stay

Antonymes: leave

handle

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you handle this task?”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: fail

matter

Nom

Exemple: “It doesn’t matter.”

Synonymes: be important

would

Verbe

Exemple: “Would you like some tea?”

Synonymes: would like

incongruous

Adjectif

Exemple: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

Synonymes: inappropriate, odd

Antonymes: appropriate

perspective

Nom

Exemple: “Try to see it from my perspective.”

Synonymes: viewpoint, angle

Antonymes: ignorance

understand

Verbe

Exemple: “I understand the situation.”

Synonymes: realize, see

Antonymes: misunderstand

realize

Verbe

Exemple: “I realized my mistake.”

Synonymes: understand, see

Antonymes: ignore

paradox

Nom

Exemple: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Exemple: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Synonymes: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Exemple: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Synonymes: improve, meliorate, better

Antonymes: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

Exemple: “These are preliminary results.”

Synonymes: overture, prelude, exploratory

exacerbate

Verbe

Exemple: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”

Synonymes: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

Antonymes: ameliorate, improve, meliorate

whereas

/werˈæz/

Exemple: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

factor

/ˈfæktər/

Exemple: “Cost is an important factor.”

Synonymes: component, element, agent

challenge

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

Exemple: “Learning a new language is a challenge.”

Synonymes: dispute, gainsay, take exception