Vocabulaire

which

Pronom

Exemple: “Which book do you want?”

Synonymes: what

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

conduit

Nom

Exemple: “The platform is a conduit for information.”

Synonymes: channel, pipe

Antonymes: barrier

mechanism

Nom

Exemple: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

Synonymes: system, process

Antonymes: randomness

premise

Nom

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

Synonymes: assumption, basis

Antonymes: conclusion

counter

Nom

Exemple: “Pay at the counter.”

Synonymes: desk, service table

Antonymes: floor

data

Nom

Exemple: “The data is important.”

Synonymes: information, facts

Antonymes: guess

immigration

Nom

Exemple: “Immigration rules can change.”

Synonymes: moving to a country

Antonymes: emigration

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

deadline

Nom

Exemple: “The deadline is tomorrow.”

Synonymes: due date

Antonymes: extension

career

Nom

Exemple: “She wants a career in medicine.”

Synonymes: profession, work life

Antonymes: unemployment

earth

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth goes around the sun.”

Synonymes: planet, world

Antonymes: space

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

information

Nom

Exemple: “I need more information.”

Synonymes: data, details

Antonymes: ignorance

birthday

Nom

Exemple: “Today is my birthday.”

Synonymes: birth date

Antonymes: death day

indiscrete

Adjectif

Exemple: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Synonymes: imprudent, careless

Antonymes: discreet, careful

emulsifier

Nom

Exemple: “The recipe includes an emulsifier to keep the mixture smooth.”

Synonymes: stabilizer

Antonymes:

uniformity

Nom

Exemple: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Synonymes: consistency, sameness

Antonymes: variety, diversity

suspension

Nom

Exemple: “The player faced suspension after the incident.”

Synonymes: pause, temporary ban

Antonymes: continuation, reinstatement

somersault

Nom

Exemple: “The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.”

Synonymes: flip, acrobat turn

Antonymes:

sketchbook

Nom

Exemple: “She always carries a sketchbook in her bag.”

Synonymes: drawing pad

Antonymes:

shortlist

Nom

Exemple: “Her name was added to the final shortlist.”

Synonymes: selected list

Antonymes: long list, rejection

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

impressionist

Adjectif

Exemple: “Monet was a famous impressionist painter.”

Synonymes: artist of impressionism

Antonymes:

anchorperson

Nom

Exemple: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Synonymes: news presenter, host

Antonymes: guest

rap

Nom

Exemple: “He likes old-school rap music.”

Synonymes: hip-hop, tap sharply

Antonymes: classical music

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

track

Nom

Exemple: “The runners were on the track.”

Synonymes: path, trail

Antonymes:

what

Pronom

Exemple: “What is your name?”

Synonymes: which thing

Antonymes:

equilibrium

Nom

Exemple: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Synonymes: balance, stability

Antonymes: imbalance, instability

soil

Nom

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

Synonymes: earth, ground

Antonymes: air

sleep

Nom

Exemple: “I need more sleep these days.”

Synonymes: rest

Antonymes: wakefulness

marketability

Nom

Exemple: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

Synonymes: sellability

Antonymes: unappeal

disparagingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”

Synonymes: scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully

condensation

Nom

Exemple: “Condensation formed on the glass as the room warmed up.”

Synonymes: moisture buildup

sarcastically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She answered sarcastically, which made things worse.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: sincerely

occupational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Occupational stress is common in high-pressure roles.”

Synonymes: work-related

radar

Nom

Exemple: “The plane appeared on the radar.”

flute

Nom

Exemple: “She plays the flute in a band.”

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

contest

Nom

Exemple: “I won a contest.”

Synonymes: competition

chronologically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Events were arranged chronologically.”

Synonymes: sequentially

Antonymes: randomly

proud

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is proud of her work.”

Synonymes: pleased

Antonymes: ashamed

pause

Nom

Exemple: “She took a short pause.”

Synonymes: break

Antonymes: continue

threshold

/ˈθreʃhoʊld/

Exemple: “We passed the profitability threshold.”

Synonymes: verge, limen, brink

notion

/ˈnoʊʃən/

Exemple: “I reject the notion that success is luck.”

Synonymes: feeling, belief, impression

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Exemple: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Synonymes: deliberate, contend, consider

environment

/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

Exemple: “We should protect the environment.”

Synonymes: surround, surroundings, environs

name

/neɪm/

Exemple: “My name is Anna.”

Synonymes: epithet, constitute, call