Vocabulario

own

Verbo

Ejemplo: “They own a small shop in town.”

Sinónimos: possess

Antónimos: rent, borrow

notorious

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Sinónimos: infamous, well-known

Antónimos: respected

relegate

Verbo

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

Sinónimos: demote, downgrade

Antónimos: promote

hitherto

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Sinónimos: until now, so far

Antónimos: from now on

derelict

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “They bought a derelict building.”

Sinónimos: abandoned, neglected

Antónimos: maintained

insular

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The company had an insular culture.”

Sinónimos: narrow-minded, isolated

Antónimos: open-minded

eminent

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Sinónimos: distinguished, famous

Antónimos: unknown

axiom

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Sinónimos: principle, truth

Antónimos: contradiction

obscure

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The meaning of the sentence is obscure.”

Sinónimos: unclear, unknown

Antónimos: clear

legacy

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “His legacy is still important today.”

Sinónimos: heritage, inheritance

Antónimos: new beginning

resignation

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Sinónimos: quitting, stepping down

Antónimos: appointment

download

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The download is complete.”

Sinónimos: file transfer

Antónimos: upload

lease

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “We signed the lease today.”

Sinónimos: rental agreement, contract

Antónimos: ownership

property

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “This house is my property.”

Sinónimos: ownership, asset

Antónimos: debt

rent

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The rent is high.”

Sinónimos: rental payment

Antónimos: ownership

street

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The street is busy.”

Sinónimos: road, avenue

Antónimos: inside

garden

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The children play in the garden.”

Sinónimos: yard

provincial

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Sinónimos: regional, small-town

Antónimos: cosmopolitan, urban

proverbial

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Sinónimos: well-known, famous

Antónimos: unfamiliar, unusual

innovative

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The company is known for innovative design.”

Sinónimos: creative, original

Antónimos: traditional, conventional

enormously

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Sinónimos: greatly, massively

Antónimos: slightly, barely

demolition

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”

Sinónimos: destruction, teardown

Antónimos: construction, restoration

voluntary

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Sinónimos: optional, willing

Antónimos: compulsory, forced

possessor

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The possessor of the document must sign here.”

Sinónimos: owner, holder

Antónimos: loser, borrower

tan

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”

Sinónimos: brown skin from sun

Antónimos: pale

tag

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Sinónimos: label, mark

Antónimos: untag

decomposition

Sustantivo

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

Sinónimos: decay, breakdown

Antónimos: growth

flow

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Sinónimos: run, move smoothly

Antónimos: stop

fall

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Be careful not to fall on the stairs.”

Sinónimos: drop, autumn

Antónimos: rise

owe

Verbo

Ejemplo: “I owe you ten dollars.”

Sinónimos: be in debt to

Antónimos: repay, own

lie

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Please lie down and rest.”

Sinónimos: rest, falsehood

Antónimos: stand, truth

steal

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Sinónimos: take illegally

Antónimos: return, give

speed

Sustantivo

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

Sinónimos: pace, rate

Antónimos: slowness

relax

Verbo

Ejemplo: “I like to relax after work.”

Sinónimos: rest, calm down

Antónimos: stress

local

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Sinónimos: nearby, regional

Antónimos: foreign

crown

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Sinónimos: royal hat

Antónimos:

clown

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Sinónimos: funny performer

Antónimos:

adult

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Sinónimos: grown-up

Antónimos: child

step

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “Take one step forward.”

Sinónimos: move

Antónimos: stop

self

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “She wants to be her true self.”

Sinónimos: person

Antónimos: other

unsurpassed

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”

Sinónimos: unmatched, peerless

Antónimos: inferior, surpassed

selectivity

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Sinónimos: discrimination, careful choice

Antónimos: openness, inclusiveness

notoriously

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Sinónimos: famously, infamously

Antónimos: obscurely, respectably

disseminate

Verbo

Ejemplo: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Sinónimos: circulate, spread

Antónimos: suppress, withhold

nondescript

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Sinónimos: unremarkable, plain

Antónimos: distinctive, memorable

malfunction

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Sinónimos: breakdown, failure

Antónimos: proper operation, function

fame

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “Sudden fame changed his life completely.”

Sinónimos: celebrity, renown

Antónimos: obscurity

down

Preposición

Ejemplo: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Sinónimos: low, depressed

Antónimos: up, cheerful

deep

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Sinónimos: profound, intense

Antónimos: shallow

sink

Verbo

Ejemplo: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Sinónimos: go under, basin

Antónimos: float, rise

rush

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinónimos: hurry, move quickly

Antónimos: delay, slow down

pure

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The village is known for its pure mountain water.”

Sinónimos: clean, unmixed

Antónimos: impure

pace

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “You should work at your own pace.”

Sinónimos: speed, rate

Antónimos: delay

golden

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The sky turned golden at sunset.”

Sinónimos: gold-colored

Antónimos: colorless

center

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “We met in the center of town.”

Sinónimos: middle

Antónimos: edge

belong

Verbo

Ejemplo: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Sinónimos: be owned by

Antónimos: be separate from

amused

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Sinónimos: entertained

Antónimos: bored

youth

Sustantivo

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

Sinónimos: young age

Antónimos: old age

smile

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Her smile made me feel better.”

Sinónimos: grin

Antónimos: frown

shake

Verbo

Ejemplo: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Sinónimos: move, tremble

Antónimos: steady

brown

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The dog has brown eyes.”

Sinónimos: dark beige

Antónimos:

proprietorial

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”

Sinónimos: possessive

Antónimos: collaborative

deprecatingly

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Sinónimos: self-effacingly

Antónimos: proudly

polysyllabic

Adjetivo

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

Sinónimos: multi-syllable

Antónimos: monosyllabic

hypothetical

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Sinónimos: theoretical

Antónimos: actual

conglomerate

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”

Sinónimos: corporate group

manipulation

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”

Sinónimos: influence

Antónimos: honesty

exploitation

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”

Sinónimos: abuse

Antónimos: protection

domestically

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Sinónimos: internally

Antónimos: internationally

contextually

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “The phrase only makes sense contextually, not on its own.”

Sinónimos: in context

voluntarily

Adverbio

Ejemplo: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Sinónimos: willingly

Antónimos: reluctantly

rebel

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Sinónimos: insurgent

mercy

Sustantivo

Ejemplo: “He begged for mercy.”

Sinónimos: compassion

Antónimos: cruelty

known

Adjetivo

Ejemplo: “The area is known for its strong winds.”

Sinónimos: famous

Antónimos: unknown

kneel

Verbo

Ejemplo: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Sinónimos: go down on one knee

Antónimos: stand

flute

Sustantivo

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

drown

Verbo

Ejemplo: “He almost drowned in the river.”

reveal

Verbo

Ejemplo: “He revealed the secret.”

Sinónimos: show

Antónimos: hide

record

Verbo

Ejemplo: “We record the results.”

Sinónimos: write down

myself

Pronombre

Ejemplo: “I did it myself.”

Sinónimos: on my own