Vocabulaire

top

Nom

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

Synonymes: upper part, peak

Antonymes: bottom

topography

Nom

Exemple: “The map shows the topography of the region.”

Synonymes: terrain description, landform study

Antonymes:

topographical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The topographical map shows elevation and terrain in detail.”

Synonymes: terrain-related

topic

Nom

Exemple: “This topic is interesting.”

Synonymes: subject

remit

Nom

Exemple: “This issue is outside my remit.”

Synonymes: responsibility, scope

Antonymes: irrelevance

ceiling

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”

Synonymes: top of room

Antonymes: floor

laptop

Nom

Exemple: “My laptop is new.”

Synonymes: computer, notebook

Antonymes: desktop

geography

Nom

Exemple: “We study geography at school.”

Synonymes: study of places

Antonymes: history

title

Nom

Exemple: “Write the title at the top.”

Synonymes: heading, name

Antonymes: body text

roof

Nom

Exemple: “The roof is red.”

Synonymes: top of house

Antonymes: floor

table

Nom

Exemple: “The book is on the table.”

Synonymes: desk

Antonymes: chair

head

Nom

Exemple: “My head hurts.”

Synonymes: top of body

Antonymes: foot

way

Nom

Exemple: “This is the way home.”

Synonymes: road, path

Antonymes: stop

station

Nom

Exemple: “The train is at the station.”

Synonymes: terminal

inexorably

Adverbe

Exemple: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Synonymes: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonymes: hesitantly, reversibly

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

pertinent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic.”

Synonymes: relevant, applicable

Antonymes: irrelevant, unrelated

bolt

Verbe

Exemple: “The horse bolted across the field.”

Synonymes: run suddenly, metal pin

Antonymes: stop

microcomputer

Nom

Exemple: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

base

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp has a heavy base.”

Synonymes: foundation, bottom

Antonymes: top

encyclopedia

Nom

Exemple: “We used an encyclopedia to find the answer.”

Synonymes: reference book

Antonymes:

dress

Nom

Exemple: “She wore a red dress to the party.”

Synonymes: clothing, put on clothes

Antonymes: undress

brake

Nom

Exemple: “Press the brake slowly.”

Synonymes: stop pedal

Antonymes: accelerator

stop

Verbe

Exemple: “Stop the car here.”

Synonymes: halt

Antonymes: go, continue

step

Nom

Exemple: “Take one step forward.”

Synonymes: move

Antonymes: stop

transmitter

Nom

Exemple: “The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.”

Synonymes: sender, broadcast device

Antonymes: receiver

ponderously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Synonymes: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonymes: lightly, gracefully

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

fear

Nom

Exemple: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

Synonymes: terror, anxiety

Antonymes: courage

soil

Nom

Exemple: “These plants grow well in rich soil.”

Synonymes: earth, ground

Antonymes: air

reef

Nom

Exemple: “The boat stopped near the coral reef.”

Synonymes: rock ridge in the sea

Antonymes:

plug

Verbe

Exemple: “Please plug in the charger.”

Synonymes: connect, stopper

Antonymes: unplug

onto

Préposition

Exemple: “The cat jumped onto the table.”

Synonymes: on top of

Antonymes: off

still

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is still waiting outside.”

Synonymes: yet, motionless

Antonymes: moving

doing

Nom

Exemple: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonymes: performing

Antonymes: stopping

resuscitation

Nom

Exemple: “The project needed resuscitation after the funding collapsed.”

Synonymes: revival

Antonymes: abandonment

delicatessen

Nom

Exemple: “We stopped at a delicatessen for cheese and cured meat.”

Synonymes: deli

rudimentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

Synonymes: basic

Antonymes: advanced

ridge

Nom

Exemple: “We walked along the ridge at sunset.”

Synonymes: crest

index

Nom

Exemple: “Use the index to find the topic quickly.”

Synonymes: list

block

Verbe

Exemple: “I blocked his number.”

Synonymes: stop

Antonymes: allow

wake

Verbe

Exemple: “I wake up early on weekdays.”

Synonymes: wake up

Antonymes: sleep

retire

Verbe

Exemple: “My father will retire next year.”

Synonymes: stop working

repeat

Verbe

Exemple: “Please repeat the word.”

Synonymes: say again

Antonymes: stop

bottom

Nom

Exemple: “The keys are at the bottom of the bag.”

Synonymes: base

Antonymes: top

stack

Nom

Exemple: “There is a stack of papers.”

Synonymes: pile

Antonymes: scatter

slide

Verbe

Exemple: “The car slid on the ice.”

Synonymes: glide

Antonymes: stop

occur

Verbe

Exemple: “The accident occurred at night.”

Synonymes: happen

Antonymes: stop

perspective

Nom

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

Synonymes: viewpoint, angle

Antonymes: ignorance

continue

Verbe

Exemple: “He continued working late.”

Synonymes: keep, proceed

Antonymes: stop