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sit

/sɪt/

Beispiel: “Sit here.”

Synonyme: model, pose, posture

Antonyme: lie, rise, arise

site

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This site has many useful lessons.”

Synonyme: place, webpage

Antonyme:

relegate

Verb

Beispiel: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonyme: demote, downgrade

Antonyme: promote

eminent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonyme: distinguished, famous

Antonyme: unknown

consign

Verb

Beispiel: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonyme: deliver, entrust

Antonyme: keep

repute

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonyme: reputation, standing

Antonyme: disgrace

qualm

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonyme: doubt, hesitation

Antonyme: certainty

embed

Verb

Beispiel: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonyme: insert, place inside

Antonyme: remove

bogus

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The website gave bogus information.”

Synonyme: fake, false

Antonyme: real

diversity

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Diversity can strengthen a team.”

Synonyme: variety, difference

Antonyme: uniformity

vertical

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Draw a vertical line.”

Synonyme: upright

Antonyme: horizontal

scenario

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This scenario is possible.”

Synonyme: situation, case

Antonyme: certainty

resignation

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Synonyme: quitting, stepping down

Antonyme: appointment

programmer

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The programmer fixed the website.”

Synonyme: developer, coder

Antonyme: nontechnical user

purchase

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The purchase was successful.”

Synonyme: buying, order

Antonyme: sale

official

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The official answered the question.”

Synonyme: officer, authority

Antonyme: private citizen

tuition

Substantiv

Beispiel: “University tuition is expensive.”

Synonyme: education fee

Antonyme: scholarship

thesis

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Synonyme: research paper, argument

Antonyme: summary

user

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The user opened the website.”

Synonyme: customer, person

Antonyme: admin

promotion

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonyme: advancement, raise

Antonyme: demotion

professor

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The professor teaches chemistry.”

Synonyme: teacher, academic

Antonyme: student

chemistry

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Chemistry is my favorite subject.”

Synonyme: science of substances

Antonyme: literature

election

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The election is in May.”

Synonyme: vote, poll

Antonyme: appointment

chemical

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This chemical is dangerous.”

Synonyme: substance

Antonyme: natural material

lecture

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonyme: talk, lesson

Antonyme: break

essay

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Write an essay about your family.”

Synonyme: composition, short paper

Antonyme: list

bench

Substantiv

Beispiel: “We sit on the bench.”

Synonyme: seat

Antonyme: floor

appointment

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I have an appointment with a doctor.”

Synonyme: meeting, scheduled visit

Antonyme: cancellation

university

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She studies at a university.”

Synonyme: college, higher education school

Antonyme: kindergarten

emergency

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Synonyme: crisis, urgent situation

Antonyme: normal situation

advantage

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Good English is an advantage.”

Synonyme: benefit, plus

Antonyme: disadvantage

research

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She does research at the university.”

Synonyme: study, investigation

Antonyme: guess

interest

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I have an interest in music.”

Synonyme: curiosity, attention

Antonyme: boredom

website

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This website is useful.”

Synonyme: site, web page

Antonyme: offline page

bath

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I take a bath at night.”

Synonyme: wash, bathtub

Antonyme: shower

job

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I have a new job.”

Synonyme: work, position

Antonyme: unemployment

resource

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This website is a useful resource.”

Synonyme: material

disadvantage

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Synonyme: drawback

Antonyme: advantage

virtuosity

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonyme: mastery, brilliance

Antonyme: clumsiness, mediocrity

surrealism

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonyme: art movement

Antonyme: realism

sandwiched

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Our house is sandwiched between two tall buildings.”

Synonyme: wedged, placed between

Antonyme: separate, isolated

redundancy

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonyme: superfluity, repetition

Antonyme: necessity, economy

perversity

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Synonyme: contrariness, depravity

Antonyme: reasonableness, decency

ostensible

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonyme: apparent, supposed

Antonyme: real, genuine

inexorably

Adverb

Beispiel: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Synonyme: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonyme: hesitantly, reversibly

inducement

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The bonus served as an inducement to stay.”

Synonyme: incentive, motivation

Antonyme: deterrent, discouragement

imposition

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Synonyme: burden, intrusion

Antonyme: favor, relief

forfeiture

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Synonyme: loss, seizure

Antonyme: retention, recovery

uniformity

Substantiv

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

Synonyme: consistency, sameness

Antonyme: variety, diversity

unenviably

Adverb

Beispiel: “He was unenviably placed between two angry groups.”

Synonyme: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonyme: admirably, comfortably

unenviable

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonyme: unpleasant, awkward

Antonyme: enviable, desirable

provisions

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Synonyme: terms, supplies

Antonyme: omissions, shortages

impervious

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonyme: unaffected, immune

Antonyme: vulnerable, sensitive

headstrong

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Synonyme: stubborn, willful

Antonyme: obedient, flexible

contextual

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

Synonyme: situational, related to context

Antonyme: isolated, decontextualized

sedentary

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”

Synonyme: inactive, stationary

Antonyme: active, energetic

reminisce

Verb

Beispiel: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonyme: recall, remember fondly

Antonyme: forget, overlook

jam

Substantiv

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

Synonyme: preserve, blockage

Antonyme: clear road

bum

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He slipped and landed on his bum.”

Synonyme: bottom

Antonyme:

undergraduate

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She worked part-time while she was an undergraduate.”

Synonyme: college student

Antonyme: graduate

father-in-law

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”

Synonyme: relative by marriage

Antonyme:

decomposition

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Synonyme: decay, breakdown

Antonyme: growth

hope

Verb

Beispiel: “I hope everything goes well.”

Synonyme: wish, expect positively

Antonyme: despair

coal

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Synonyme: fuel

Antonyme:

yet

Adverb

Beispiel: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonyme: so far, still

Antonyme: already

top

Substantiv

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

Synonyme: upper part, peak

Antonyme: bottom

lie

Verb

Beispiel: “Please lie down and rest.”

Synonyme: rest, falsehood

Antonyme: stand, truth

transportation

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Public transportation is cheap in this city.”

Synonyme: travel system, transit

Antonyme: walking

biochemistry

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She studies biochemistry at university.”

Synonyme: life chemistry

Antonyme:

third

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She finished in third place.”

Synonyme: number three

Antonyme: first

south

Substantiv

Beispiel: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”

Synonyme: southern direction

Antonyme: north

royal

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonyme: kingly

Antonyme: ordinary

raise

Verb

Beispiel: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Synonyme: lift

Antonyme: lower

north

Substantiv

Beispiel: “They traveled to the north of the country.”

Synonyme: northern direction

Antonyme: south

given

Präposition

Beispiel: “Given the weather, we stayed home.”

Synonyme: provided, considering

Antonyme: taken away

week

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I visit my grandmother every week.”

Synonyme: seven days

Antonyme: day

thin

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The ice is too thin.”

Synonyme: slim

Antonyme: thick

side

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Stand on this side of the road.”

Synonyme: part, edge

Antonyme: center

role

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She has an important role in the play.”

Synonyme: part

Antonyme:

move

Verb

Beispiel: “Please move this chair.”

Synonyme: go, shift

Antonyme: stay