English Vocabulary Cards

Exemple: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonymes: true, real

Antonymes: fake

tenacious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a tenacious leader.”

Synonymes: persistent, determined

Antonymes: weak

notorious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Synonymes: infamous, well-known

Antonymes: respected

malicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The email contained malicious software.”

Synonymes: harmful, evil

Antonymes: benign

idiomatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “This phrase sounds idiomatic in English.”

Synonymes: natural, native-like

Antonymes: unnatural

facsimile

Nom

Exemple: “The museum showed a facsimile of the letter.”

Synonymes: copy, replica

Antonymes: original

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

apprehend

Verbe

Exemple: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Synonymes: arrest, capture

Antonymes: release

anonymity

Nom

Exemple: “The platform protects user anonymity.”

Synonymes: namelessness, privacy

Antonymes: identification

amorphous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Synonymes: shapeless, undefined

Antonymes: structured

abhorrent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Racism is abhorrent.”

Synonymes: disgusting, hateful

Antonymes: admirable

verbatim

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”

Synonymes: word for word, exactly

Antonymes: approximately

rhetoric

Nom

Exemple: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Synonymes: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonymes: silence

mutinous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The soldiers became mutinous.”

Synonymes: rebellious, disobedient

Antonymes: obedient

maverick

Nom

Exemple: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonymes: nonconformist, rebel

Antonymes: conformist

innuendo

Nom

Exemple: “The article was full of innuendo.”

Synonymes: hint, suggestion

Antonymes: direct statement

hitherto

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Synonymes: until now, so far

Antonymes: from now on

euphoria

Nom

Exemple: “The victory created euphoria.”

Synonymes: joy, excitement

Antonymes: despair

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

artifact

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Synonymes: object, relic

Antonymes: natural object

allusion

Nom

Exemple: “The poem contains an allusion to history.”

Synonymes: reference, hint

Antonymes: direct statement

utilize

Verbe

Exemple: “We utilize data to improve service.”

Synonymes: use, apply

Antonymes: waste

utility

Nom

Exemple: “This tool has great utility.”

Synonymes: usefulness, value

Antonymes: uselessness

solicit

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Synonymes: request, ask for

Antonymes: offer

seismic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region has seismic activity.”

Synonymes: earthquake-related

Antonymes: stable

secular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has a secular policy.”

Synonymes: nonreligious

Antonymes: religious

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

phantom

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonymes: ghost, illusion

Antonymes: reality

opulent

Adjectif

Exemple: “They stayed in an opulent hotel.”

Synonymes: luxurious, rich

Antonymes: poor

kinetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Synonymes: motion-related

Antonymes: static

forlorn

Adjectif

Exemple: “The house looked forlorn.”

Synonymes: lonely, abandoned

Antonymes: cheerful

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

diffuse

Verbe

Exemple: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

condone

Verbe

Exemple: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonymes: allow, accept

Antonymes: condemn

austere

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room had an austere design.”

Synonymes: plain, severe

Antonymes: luxurious

arduous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was an arduous journey.”

Synonymes: difficult, demanding

Antonymes: easy

wholly

Adverbe

C1Adverbe

Exemple: “I wholly agree with you.”

Synonymes: completely, entirely

Antonymes: partly

opaque

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonymes: unclear, not transparent

Antonymes: transparent

myriad

Adjectif

Exemple: “There are myriad ways to learn English.”

Synonymes: countless, many

Antonymes: few

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

induce

Verbe

Exemple: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Synonymes: cause, trigger

Antonymes: prevent

extant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Synonymes: existing, surviving

Antonymes: lost

corpus

Nom

Exemple: “We trained the model on a large corpus.”

Synonymes: collection, dataset

Antonymes: single text

arcane

Adjectif

Exemple: “The document uses arcane legal language.”

Synonymes: mysterious, obscure

Antonymes: clear

adhere

Verbe

Exemple: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Synonymes: follow, obey

Antonymes: violate

utter

Adjectif

Exemple: “The project was an utter failure.”

Synonymes: complete, total

Antonymes: partial

qualm

Nom

Exemple: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonymes: doubt, hesitation

Antonymes: certainty

prone

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Synonymes: likely, inclined

Antonymes: unlikely

bogus

Adjectif

Exemple: “The website gave bogus information.”

Synonymes: fake, false

Antonymes: real

angst

Nom

Exemple: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonymes: anxiety, worry

Antonymes: calm

injustice

Nom

Exemple: “They protested against injustice.”

Synonymes: unfairness

Antonymes: justice

inclusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has an inclusive policy.”

Synonymes: welcoming, open to all

Antonymes: exclusive

inclusion

Nom

Exemple: “Inclusion is important in education.”

Synonymes: involvement, participation

Antonymes: exclusion

eccentric

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has an eccentric style.”

Synonymes: unusual, strange

Antonymes: ordinary

integral

Adjectif

Exemple: “Trust is an integral part of teamwork.”

Synonymes: essential, necessary

Antonymes: optional

innovate

Verbe

Exemple: “Companies must innovate to grow.”

Synonymes: create, improve

Antonymes: copy

alienate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Synonymes: isolate, distance

Antonymes: include

vicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a vicious attack.”

Synonymes: cruel, violent

Antonymes: kind

verdict

Nom

Exemple: “The court announced the verdict.”

Synonymes: judgment, decision

Antonymes: appeal

rapport

Nom

Exemple: “The teacher built rapport with the students.”

Synonymes: connection, trust

Antonymes: distance

provoke

Verbe

Exemple: “His words may provoke anger.”

Synonymes: trigger, cause

Antonymes: calm

premise

Nom

Exemple: “The argument is based on a false premise.”

Synonymes: assumption, basis

Antonymes: conclusion

exploit

Verbe

Exemple: “Some companies exploit cheap labor.”

Synonymes: use unfairly, take advantage of

Antonymes: protect

trauma

Nom

Exemple: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Synonymes: shock, injury

Antonymes: healing

render

Verbe

Exemple: “The error can render the software useless.”

Synonymes: make, produce

Antonymes: preserve

exert

Verbe

Exemple: “The manager can exert influence on the team.”

Synonymes: apply, use

Antonymes: withdraw

legislation

Nom