Vocabolario

bet

Verbo

Esempio: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Sinonimi: wager, guess

Antonimi: know

between

Preposizione

Esempio: “The ball is between the boxes.”

Sinonimi: in the middle of

better

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I feel better today.”

Sinonimi: improved

Antonimi: worse

envisage

Verbo

Esempio: “I envisage a better future.”

Sinonimi: imagine, foresee

Antonimi: ignore

mediate

Verbo

Esempio: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Sinonimi: intervene, negotiate

Antonimi: provoke

liaise

Verbo

Esempio: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Sinonimi: coordinate, communicate

Antonimi: disconnect

alignment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The team needs better alignment.”

Sinonimi: coordination, agreement

Antonimi: misalignment

conceive

Verbo

Esempio: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Sinonimi: imagine, think of

Antonimi: misunderstand

rapport

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The teacher built rapport with the students.”

Sinonimi: connection, trust

Antonimi: distance

liaison

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She works as a liaison between two departments.”

Sinonimi: contact person, link

Antonimi: barrier

translator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The translator helped us.”

Sinonimi: interpreter

Antonimi: speaker

contract

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We signed a contract.”

Sinonimi: agreement, deal

Antonimi: cancellation

distance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The distance is short.”

Sinonimi: space, gap

Antonimi: closeness

consumer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The consumer wants a better product.”

Sinonimi: buyer, customer

Antonimi: producer

trade

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Trade between countries is important.”

Sinonimi: commerce, business

Antonimi: isolation

snack

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I want a small snack.”

Sinonimi: small meal

Antonimi: dinner

chest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He has pain in his chest.”

Sinonimi: upper body

Antonimi: back

bookmark

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use a bookmark in the book.”

afternoon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I play football in the afternoon.”

Sinonimi: daytime

Antonimi: morning, night

sandwiched

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: wedged, placed between

Antonimi: separate, isolated

unenviably

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonimi: admirably, comfortably

divergence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a clear divergence between the two views.”

Sinonimi: difference, separation

Antonimi: convergence, agreement

compulsion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Sinonimi: urge, pressure

Antonimi: choice, freedom

deal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We made a good deal with the supplier.”

Sinonimi: agreement, arrangement

Antonimi: disagreement

bond

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The experience created a strong bond between them.”

Sinonimi: connection, tie

Antonimi: distance, break

gap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”

Sinonimi: space, opening

Antonimi: connection, closure

arm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He hurt his arm while playing football.”

Sinonimi: limb

Antonimi: leg

relationship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They have a strong working relationship.”

Sinonimi: connection, bond

Antonimi: separation

encyclopedia

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We used an encyclopedia to find the answer.”

Sinonimi: reference book

Antonimi:

scale

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This map has a useful scale.”

Sinonimi: measure, size system

Antonimi:

green

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The trees are green in spring.”

Sinonimi: grass-colored

Antonimi:

thin

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The ice is too thin.”

Sinonimi: slim

Antonimi: thick

utilization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Sinonimi: use, deployment

Antonimi: waste, neglect

incongruity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was a strange incongruity between his words and his tone.”

Sinonimi: mismatch, inconsistency

Antonimi: harmony, congruity

correlation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Researchers found a strong correlation between sleep and memory.”

Sinonimi: association, relationship

Antonimi: disconnect, independence

evil

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel describes the struggle between good and evil.”

Sinonimi: wicked, bad

Antonimi: good, kind

choice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Sinonimi: option, selection

Antonimi: lack of choice

adjust

Verbo

Esempio: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Sinonimi: adapt, change slightly

Antonimi: keep unchanged

worse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The weather got worse in the evening.”

Sinonimi: more serious, inferior

Antonimi: better

thick

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The book is very thick.”

Sinonimi: dense

Antonimi: thin

smile

Verbo

Esempio: “Her smile made me feel better.”

Sinonimi: grin

Antonimi: frown

april

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My birthday is in April.”

Sinonimi: fourth month

Antonimi:

stratosphere

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Some weather balloons reach the stratosphere.”

Sinonimi: upper atmosphere

intermediary

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The deal collapsed when the intermediary changed terms at the last minute.”

Sinonimi: middleman

Antonimi: principal

anthropology

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She studied anthropology to understand cultures better.”

Sinonimi: study of humans

restoration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The restoration of the historic building took years.”

Sinonimi: renewal

Antonimi: destruction

range

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The price range is from $10 to $50.”

Sinonimi: spectrum

ounce

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

index

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use the index to find the topic quickly.”

Sinonimi: list

loyal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A loyal friend supports you.”

Sinonimi: faithful

Antonimi: betraying

layer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add another layer of paint.”

Sinonimi: level

joint

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My knee joint hurts sometimes.”

Sinonimi: connection

elbow

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I hurt my elbow while playing.”

angle

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Draw a right angle.”

purple

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I like the purple color.”

prefer

Verbo

Esempio: “I prefer tea to coffee.”

Sinonimi: like better

latter

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I like tea and coffee; the latter is better.”

Sinonimi: second

Antonimi: former

evening

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I read in the evening.”

Sinonimi: nightfall

Antonimi: morning

winter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Winter is cold.”

Sinonimi: cold season

Antonimi: summer

sunday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I rest on Sunday.”

summer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Summer is hot.”

Sinonimi: hot season

Antonimi: winter

spring

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Spring is warm.”

Sinonimi: springtime

Antonimi: autumn

orange

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I like orange juice.”

monday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I work on Monday.”

friday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Friday is my favorite day.”

either

Determinante

Esempio: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Sinonimi: one or the other

Antonimi: both

autumn

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Autumn is a beautiful season.”

Sinonimi: fall

Antonimi: spring

august

Sostantivo

Esempio: “August is very hot.”

which

Pronome

Esempio: “Which book do you want?”

Sinonimi: what

february

Sostantivo

Esempio: “February is a short month.”

Sinonimi: month

Antonimi:

tuesday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The meeting is on Tuesday.”

Sinonimi: weekday

Antonimi:

convergence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We saw convergence between product feedback and usage data.”

discrepancy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We found a discrepancy between the invoice and the receipt.”

underscore

Verbo

Esempio: “The incident underscored the need for better monitoring.”

nuance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He understands the nuance between similar terms.”

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Esempio: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Sinonimi: improve, meliorate, better

Antonimi: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

whereas

/werˈæz/

Esempio: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

vary

/ˈveri/

Esempio: “Prices vary by region.”

Sinonimi: alter, change, deviate

Antonimi: conform

balance

/ˈbæləns/

Esempio: “Work-life balance is important.”

Sinonimi: poise, equilibrium, correspondence

Antonimi: instability, imbalance, asymmetry

improve

/ɪmˈpruːv/

Esempio: “I want to improve my vocabulary.”

Sinonimi: ameliorate, meliorate, better

Antonimi: decline, exacerbate, aggravate