Vocabulaire

when

Conjonction

Exemple: “When do you go to school?”

Synonymes: at what time

Antonymes:

bye

Interjection

Exemple: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonymes: goodbye, see you

Antonymes: hello, hi

schedule

Nom

Exemple: “My schedule is full today.”

Synonymes: timetable, plan

Antonymes: chaos

resource

Nom

Exemple: “This website is a useful resource.”

Synonymes: material

hysterical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

ecotourism

Nom

Exemple: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Synonymes: sustainable tourism

Antonymes: mass tourism

fiendishly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Synonymes: extremely, devilishly

Antonymes: easily, simply

talkative

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

recessive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trait is controlled by a recessive gene.”

Synonymes: latent, non-dominant

Antonymes: dominant

ash

Nom

Exemple: “The fire left only ash behind.”

Synonymes: burned powder

Antonymes: wood

log

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on a log by the fire.”

Synonymes: record, wood trunk

Antonymes:

sweat

Verbe

Exemple: “I started to sweat after running.”

Synonymes: perspire

Antonymes: freeze

stuff

Nom

Exemple: “I have too much stuff in my bag.”

Synonymes: things, objects

Antonymes: nothing

jelly

Nom

Exemple: “The children ate strawberry jelly.”

Synonymes: gel dessert

Antonymes:

bored

Adjectif

Exemple: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Synonymes: uninterested, tired of

Antonymes: interested, excited

till

Conjonction

Exemple: “Stay here till I come back.”

Synonymes: until

Antonymes: after

freeze

Verbe

Exemple: “Water freezes at zero degrees.”

Synonymes: become ice

Antonymes: melt

youth

Nom

Exemple: “He spent his youth in a small town.”

Synonymes: young age

Antonymes: old age

polysyllabic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

philanthropy

Nom

Exemple: “Philanthropy is most effective when paired with accountability.”

Synonymes: charity

Antonymes: selfishness

intermediary

Nom

Exemple: “The deal collapsed when the intermediary changed terms at the last minute.”

Synonymes: middleman

Antonymes: principal

colloquially

Adverbe

Exemple: “Colloquially, people call it a “bug,” even when it’s a design flaw.”

Synonymes: informally

Antonymes: formally

instinctively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She instinctively stepped back when she heard the noise.”

Synonymes: naturally

Antonymes: deliberately

gross

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: minor

fluid

Nom

Exemple: “Drink plenty of fluids when you are sick.”

Synonymes: liquid

Antonymes: solid

erupt

Verbe

Exemple: “The volcano could erupt without warning.”

Synonymes: explode

Antonymes: subside

cough

Verbe

Exemple: “He started to cough in the cold air.”

blush

Verbe

Exemple: “She blushed when everyone looked at her.”

Synonymes: turn red

myself

Pronom

Exemple: “I did it myself.”

Synonymes: on my own

itself

Pronom

Exemple: “The door opened by itself.”

Synonymes: on its own

spring

Nom

Exemple: “Spring is warm.”

Synonymes: springtime

Antonymes: autumn

autumn

Nom

Exemple: “Autumn is a beautiful season.”

Synonymes: fall

Antonymes: spring

until

Préposition

Exemple: “Wait until Monday.”

Synonymes: till

Antonymes: since

welcome

Adjectif

Exemple: “Welcome to our home.”

Synonymes: greeting

Antonymes: goodbye

weekend

Nom

Exemple: “We relax on the weekend.”

Synonymes: days off

Antonymes: weekday

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Exemple: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Synonymes: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

circumspect

/ˈsɝːkəmspekt/

Exemple: “Be circumspect when sharing personal data.”

Synonymes: prudent, discreet

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

Exemple: “Be precise when you describe the issue.”

Synonymes: meticulous, dead, fine

Antonymes: imprecise

claim

/kleɪm/

Exemple: “He claims he saw the accident.”

Synonymes: arrogate, call, take

Antonymes: render, waive, forgo

meeting

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/

Exemple: “We have a meeting at 10.”

Synonymes: confluence, encounter, get together

luggage

/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/

Exemple: “My luggage is heavy.”

Synonymes: baggage

night

/naɪt/

Exemple: “Good night.”

Synonymes: dark, nighttime, nox

Antonymes: daylight, day, daytime

day

/deɪ/

Exemple: “It is a nice day.”

Synonymes: daylight, daytime, sidereal day

Antonymes: dark, night, nighttime

please

/pliːz/

Exemple: “Please sit down.”

Synonymes: delight

Antonymes: displease

goodbye

/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

Exemple: “Goodbye! See you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: adieu, bye, cheerio