Vocabulaire

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

punitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The court imposed punitive measures.”

Synonymes: punishing, disciplinary

Antonymes: forgiving

cabinet

Nom

Exemple: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

Synonymes: cupboard, storage unit

Antonymes: open shelf

ecosystem

Nom

Exemple: “The forest is an ecosystem.”

Synonymes: natural system

Antonymes: dead environment

punitively

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: harshly, penally

Antonymes: leniently, mercifully

dissension

Nom

Exemple: “The policy caused dissension within the party.”

Synonymes: discord, disagreement

Antonymes: harmony, unity

ton

Nom

Exemple: “The truck carried a ton of sand.”

Synonymes: weight unit

Antonymes:

commonwealth

Nom

Exemple: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”

Synonymes: community, association of states

Antonymes: division

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

meter

Nom

Exemple: “The table is one meter long.”

Synonymes: measure unit

Antonymes:

liter

Nom

Exemple: “We bought a liter of milk.”

Synonymes: volume unit

Antonymes:

dime

Nom

Exemple: “He found a dime on the sidewalk.”

Synonymes: coin

Antonymes:

mile

Nom

Exemple: “We walked for nearly a mile.”

Synonymes: distance unit

Antonymes:

degree

Nom

Exemple: “The temperature dropped by one degree.”

Synonymes: level, unit

Antonymes: extreme

chance

Nom

Exemple: “This is your chance to improve.”

Synonymes: opportunity

Antonymes: certainty

whole

Adjectif

Exemple: “I spent the whole day at home.”

Synonymes: entire, complete

Antonymes: partial

accountability

Nom

Exemple: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”

Synonymes: responsibility

Antonymes: impunity

impoverished

Adjectif

Exemple: “Aid was sent to impoverished communities.”

Synonymes: destitute

Antonymes: wealthy

ecstatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: miserably

ounce

Nom

Exemple: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

group

Nom

Exemple: “Our group has ten people.”

Synonymes: team

Antonymes: individual

second

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is my second try.”

Synonymes: 2nd

Antonymes: first

minute

Adjectif

Exemple: “Wait one minute.”

Synonymes: 60 seconds

squad

Nom

Exemple: “The squad arrived quickly.”

Synonymes: team

Antonymes:

pound

Nom

Exemple: “The bag weighs one pound.”

Synonymes: unit

Antonymes:

penny

Nom

Exemple: “I found a penny on the floor.”

Synonymes: coin

Antonymes:

dichotomy

Nom

Exemple: “The argument relies on a false dichotomy.”

Synonymes: division, contrast

Antonymes: unity

separate

/ˈsepərət/

Exemple: “Keep your notes in a separate file.”

Synonymes: distinct, break, detached

Antonymes: joint, unite, unify

opportunity

/ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/

Exemple: “This job is a great opportunity.”

Synonymes: chance