Vocabulaire

till

Conjonction

Exemple: “Stay here till I come back.”

Synonymes: until

Antonymes: after

amorphous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Synonymes: shapeless, undefined

Antonymes: structured

distill

Verbe

Exemple: “The teacher distilled the idea into one sentence.”

Synonymes: extract, simplify

Antonymes: complicate

extant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Synonymes: existing, surviving

Antonymes: lost

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

animation

Nom

Exemple: “The animation is funny.”

Synonymes: cartoon, moving image

Antonymes: still picture

locomotion

Nom

Exemple: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Synonymes: movement, mobility

Antonymes: stillness, immobility

damp

Adjectif

Exemple: “The towels are still damp.”

Synonymes: wet, moist

Antonymes: dry

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

hop

Verbe

Exemple: “The rabbit began to hop across the field.”

Synonymes: jump lightly

Antonymes: stand still

alive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The fish was still alive.”

Synonymes: living

Antonymes: dead

primitively

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: crudely, basically

Antonymes: sophisticatedly, refinedly

stir

Verbe

Exemple: “Stir the soup gently for five minutes.”

Synonymes: mix, move around

Antonymes: leave still

leap

Nom

Exemple: “The cat made a quick leap onto the wall.”

Synonymes: jump, bound

Antonymes: stay still

windy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was cold and windy outside.”

Synonymes: breezy

Antonymes: still

still

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is still waiting outside.”

Synonymes: yet, motionless

Antonymes: moving

awake

Adjectif

Exemple: “I was still awake at midnight.”

Synonymes: alert

Antonymes: asleep

paradoxically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

distillation

Nom

Exemple: “The distillation of the argument into one sentence was impressive.”

Synonymes: refinement

Antonymes: dilution

recollection

Nom

Exemple: “My recollection of that day is still vivid.”

Synonymes: memory

Antonymes: forgetfulness

freak

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t freak out—there’s still time.”

Synonymes: panic

Antonymes: stay calm

until

Préposition

Exemple: “Wait until Monday.”

Synonymes: till

Antonymes: since

owing

Adjectif

Exemple: “He still has money owing.”

Synonymes: indebted

Antonymes: paid

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

Exemple: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Synonymes: incipient, early