Vocabolario

austerity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Sinonimi: strictness, frugality

Antonimi: luxury

oblique

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Sinonimi: indirect, slanted

Antonimi: direct

distill

Verbo

Esempio: “The teacher distilled the idea into one sentence.”

Sinonimi: extract, simplify

Antonimi: complicate

opaque

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is opaque to users.”

Sinonimi: unclear, not transparent

Antonimi: transparent

bereft

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room was bereft of furniture.”

Sinonimi: deprived, without

Antonimi: full

obscure

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: unclear, unknown

Antonimi: clear

rhetorical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Sinonimi: oratorical, persuasive

Antonimi: literal, plain

resounding

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The proposal received resounding support.”

Sinonimi: emphatic, overwhelming

Antonimi: weak, muted

redundancy

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: superfluity, repetition

Antonimi: necessity, economy

pressurize

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Sinonimi: coerce, pressure

Antonimi: relieve, ease

hysterical

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonimi: calm, composed

stuffiness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Sinonimi: staleness, formality

Antonimi: freshness, openness

provisions

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Sinonimi: terms, supplies

Antonimi: omissions, shortages

insecurely

Avverbio

Esempio: “The box was insecurely tied.”

Sinonimi: uncertainly, unsafely

Antonimi: securely, confidently

commission

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The artist received a commission for a mural.”

Sinonimi: fee, assignment

Antonimi: refusal, dismissal

even

Avverbio

Esempio: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”

Sinonimi: also, flat

Antonimi: uneven

bet

Verbo

Esempio: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Sinonimi: wager, guess

Antonimi: know

comic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I bought a comic book for my brother.”

Sinonimi: funny, cartoon story

Antonimi: serious

reverberate

Verbo

Esempio: “The decision will reverberate across the industry.”

Sinonimi: echo, resound

Antonimi: fade, die out

concurrence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The proposal was approved with the concurrence of all departments.”

Sinonimi: agreement, coincidence

Antonimi: disagreement, divergence

atmospheric

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The lighting gave the restaurant an atmospheric feel.”

Sinonimi: evocative, moody

Antonimi: bland, plain

live

Verbo

Esempio: “They live in a quiet village near the lake.”

Sinonimi: reside, exist

Antonimi: die

follow

Verbo

Esempio: “Please follow the instructions carefully.”

Sinonimi: go after, obey

Antonimi: ignore, lead

deeply

Avverbio

Esempio: “She was deeply moved by the story.”

Sinonimi: strongly, intensely

Antonimi: slightly

belong

Verbo

Esempio: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Sinonimi: be owned by

Antonimi: be separate from

across

Preposizione

Esempio: “The bank is across the street.”

Sinonimi: on the other side

Antonimi: nearby

reverberation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision had reverberations across the entire ecosystem.”

Sinonimi: echo

Antonimi: silence

distillation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The distillation of the argument into one sentence was impressive.”

Sinonimi: refinement

Antonimi: dilution

articulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her articulation of the problem made the solution obvious.”

Sinonimi: expression

Antonimi: confusion

amplification

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The microphone provides amplification for large rooms.”

Sinonimi: boosting

Antonimi: reduction

conservatory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She studied piano at the conservatory.”

Sinonimi: music school

grasp

Verbo

Esempio: “It took me a while to grasp the main idea.”

Sinonimi: understand

Antonimi: miss

funky

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She wore a funky jacket to the party.”

Sinonimi: quirky

Antonimi: plain

besides

Preposizione

Esempio: “Besides English, I study Russian.”

Sinonimi: also

single

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I want a single ticket.”

Sinonimi: one

Antonimi: double

simply

Avverbio

Esempio: “I simply don’t know.”

Sinonimi: just

remote

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He works in a remote team.”

Sinonimi: distant

Antonimi: near

kindly

Avverbio

Esempio: “Kindly wait here.”

Sinonimi: politely

Antonimi: rudely

crystallization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The crystallization of ideas took time.”

Sinonimi: solidification

Antonimi: dissolution

marginal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The improvement was marginal.”

Sinonimi: minor, slight

Antonimi: significant

free

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am free tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: available

Antonimi: busy

apotheosis

/əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs/

Esempio: “The finale was the apotheosis of the show.”

Sinonimi: paragon, exaltation, nonpareil

travel

/ˈtrævəl/

Esempio: “I like to travel by train.”

Sinonimi: jaunt, trip, move

Antonimi: stay in place