Vocabulaire

tend

Verbe

Exemple: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Synonymes: be likely to, care for

Antonymes: avoid

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

prone

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Synonymes: likely, inclined

Antonymes: unlikely

feign

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Synonymes: pretend, fake

Antonymes: reveal

pension

Nom

Exemple: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Synonymes: retirement money

Antonymes: salary

agenda

Nom

Exemple: “The meeting agenda is short.”

Synonymes: plan, schedule

Antonymes: disorder

angel

Nom

Exemple: “The child looks like an angel.”

Synonymes: heavenly being

Antonymes: devil

telescopic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The camera has a telescopic lens.”

Synonymes: extendable, magnifying

Antonymes: fixed, ordinary

tactically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The coach changed the formation tactically.”

Synonymes: strategically, carefully

Antonymes: randomly, carelessly

rhetorical

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Synonymes: oratorical, persuasive

Antonymes: literal, plain

punitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

Synonymes: harshly, penally

Antonymes: leniently, mercifully

elasticity

Nom

Exemple: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Synonymes: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonymes: rigidity, stiffness

stretching

Nom

Exemple: “Stretching can help improve flexibility.”

Synonymes: extending, reaching

Antonymes: contracting, tightening

withdrawn

Adjectif

Exemple: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

Synonymes: reserved, isolated

Antonymes: outgoing, open

talkative

Adjectif

Exemple: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

succulent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meat was tender and succulent.”

Synonymes: juicy, moist

Antonymes: dry, tough

repellant

Adjectif

Exemple: “His repellant behavior drove people away.”

Synonymes: repulsive, off-putting

Antonymes: attractive, appealing

raunchily

Adverbe

Exemple: “The comedian behaved raunchily on stage.”

Synonymes: vulgarly, crudely

Antonymes: decently, tastefully

superintendent

Nom

Exemple: “The superintendent inspected the building.”

Synonymes: supervisor, manager

Antonymes: worker

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

real

Adjectif

Exemple: “Is this story real?”

Synonymes: true

Antonymes: fake

mean

Adjectif

Exemple: “What does this word mean?”

Synonymes: signify

Antonymes: hide

edification

Nom

Exemple: “The lecture was intended for the edification of the audience.”

Synonymes: instruction, enlightenment

Antonymes: corruption, misguidance

proliferate

Verbe

Exemple: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Synonymes: spread, multiply

Antonymes: decline, diminish

prohibitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Synonymes: excessive, restrictive

Antonymes: affordable, permissive

explanatory

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: clarifying, interpretive

Antonymes: confusing, obscure

deep

Adjectif

Exemple: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Synonymes: profound, intense

Antonymes: shallow

trim

Verbe

Exemple: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Synonymes: cut neatly, reduce

Antonymes: extend

sore

Adjectif

Exemple: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Synonymes: painful, tender

Antonymes: healthy

joke

Nom

Exemple: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

conciliatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a conciliatory tone to defuse the conflict.”

Synonymes: peace-making

Antonymes: confrontational

blandishment

Nom

Exemple: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Synonymes: flattery

Antonymes: criticism

sentimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Synonymes: emotionally

Antonymes: coldly

impersonation

Nom

Exemple: “Online impersonation can lead to serious fraud.”

Synonymes: identity spoofing

succulently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The steak was cooked succulently, not dry at all.”

Synonymes: juicily

Antonymes: dryly

sentimental

Adjectif

Exemple: “He kept the watch for sentimental reasons.”

Synonymes: emotional

Antonymes: unsentimental

restorative

Adjectif

Exemple: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”

Synonymes: reviving

Antonymes: depleting

provocative

Adjectif

Exemple: “His provocative remarks sparked an intense debate.”

Synonymes: inflammatory

Antonymes: soothing

rally

Nom

Exemple: “Thousands joined the rally in the center.”

Synonymes: demonstration

attempt

Nom

Exemple: “This is my first attempt.”

Synonymes: try

indeed

Adverbe

Exemple: “It is indeed a good idea.”

Synonymes: truly

philanthropist

Nom

Exemple: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Synonymes: benefactor

Antonymes: miser

ingratiatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Synonymes: obsequiously

Antonymes: defiantly

equivocal

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was deliberately equivocal.”

Synonymes: ambiguous, unclear

Antonymes: explicit

expand

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to expand globally.”

Synonymes: grow, extend

Antonymes: shrink

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Exemple: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Synonymes: strive, endeavour, effort

effort

/ˈefərt/

Exemple: “Success requires effort.”

Synonymes: endeavor, drive, travail

effective

/ɪˈfektɪv/

Exemple: “This method is very effective.”

Synonymes: good, impressive, competent

Antonymes: ineffectual, ineffective, uneffective

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvər/

Exemple: “They deliver food to our office.”

Synonymes: render, present, cede