Vocabolario

because

Congiunzione

Esempio: “I am happy because it is Friday.”

Sinonimi: since

kinetic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Sinonimi: motion-related

Antonimi: static

redundancy

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: superfluity, repetition

Antonimi: necessity, economy

proverbial

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: well-known, famous

Antonimi: unfamiliar, unusual

laryngitis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”

Sinonimi: throat inflammation

Antonimi:

jam

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: preserve, blockage

Antonimi: clear road

bust

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The business went bust after one year.”

Sinonimi: break, collapse

Antonimi: succeed, repair

misunderstanding

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: confusion, mistake

Antonimi: understanding, clarity

bored

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: uninterested, tired of

Antonimi: interested, excited

sick

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He stayed home because he was sick.”

Sinonimi: ill

Antonimi: healthy

need

Verbo

Esempio: “We need help now.”

Sinonimi: require

Antonimi: have enough

sore

Aggettivo

Esempio: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Sinonimi: painful, tender

Antonimi: healthy

limp

Verbo

Esempio: “He began to limp after the match.”

Sinonimi: walk unevenly

Antonimi: walk normally

hurry

Verbo

Esempio: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Sinonimi: rush

Antonimi: delay

complementary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”

Sinonimi: supplementary

Antonimi: conflicting

anticlimactic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”

Sinonimi: underwhelming

Antonimi: dramatic

unmanageable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”

Sinonimi: out of control

Antonimi: manageable

glare

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”

Sinonimi: glare/brightness

drown

Verbo

Esempio: “He almost drowned in the river.”

lonely

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I feel lonely today.”

Sinonimi: alone

Antonimi: together

since

Preposizione

Esempio: “I have lived here since 2015.”

Sinonimi: because

Antonimi: until

quake

Verbo

Esempio: “The ground began to quake.”

Sinonimi: shake

Antonimi: steady

wonder

Verbo

Esempio: “I wonder what will happen.”

Sinonimi: think, question

Antonimi: know