English Vocabulary Cards

Esempio: “We streamlined onboarding to reduce drop-off.”

expedite

Verbo

Esempio: “We expedited the release by automating the tests.”

tentativeness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”

discourse

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Public discourse around AI has intensified recently.”

paradox

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

deterrent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “High fees can be a deterrent to new users.”

incentive

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bonus served as an incentive to improve performance.”

elusive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “True product-market fit can be elusive.”

candid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She gave a candid assessment of the risks.”

stringent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They enforce stringent security requirements.”

spurious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The alert was triggered by a spurious signal.”

divergent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”

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.”

reconcile

Verbo

Esempio: “We reconciled the numbers across the two reports.”

inevitable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Some refactoring was inevitable as the product scaled.”

contentious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The decision to pivot was contentious inside the team.”

rationalize

Verbo

Esempio: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

infer

Verbo

Esempio: “From the logs, we inferred that the service restarted twice.”

underscore

Verbo

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

concede

Verbo

Esempio: “He conceded that the timeline was unrealistic.”

pragmatic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”

intricate

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system relies on an intricate set of permissions.”

comprehensive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They conducted a comprehensive audit of the codebase.”

tentative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We made a tentative plan and will confirm it tomorrow.”

robust

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

detrimental

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Constant context switching is detrimental to deep work.”

conspicuous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There was a conspicuous absence of documentation.”

alleviate

Verbo

Esempio: “The new policy alleviated pressure on the support team.”

nuance

Sostantivo

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

prerequisite

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Fluency is a prerequisite for the position.”

discern

Verbo

Esempio: “It’s difficult to discern a pattern in the noise.”

contingent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Approval is contingent on a final security review.”

prevalent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Remote work has become prevalent across many industries.”

implicit

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There was an implicit assumption that prices would rise.”

compelling

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She made a compelling case for investing early.”

volatile

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The market is volatile, so risk management is critical.”

redundant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Several steps in the process were redundant and removed.”

viable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”

plausible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

arbitrary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The deadline felt arbitrary and poorly justified.”

meticulous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She kept meticulous records of every transaction.”

ubiquitous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Smartphones are ubiquitous in modern life.”

Sinonimi: present, omnipresent

validate

/ˈvælɪdeɪt/

Esempio: “We need to validate the results.”

Sinonimi: corroborate, formalize

Antonimi: void, vitiate, nullify

undermine

/ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

Esempio: “Poor planning can undermine success.”

Sinonimi: subvert, counteract, cave

tolerate

/ˈtɑːləreɪt/

Esempio: “I won’t tolerate disrespect.”

Sinonimi: abide, endure, stand

threshold

/ˈθreʃhoʊld/

Esempio: “We passed the profitability threshold.”

Sinonimi: verge, limen, brink

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Esempio: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”

Sinonimi: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking

Antonimi: analysis, analytic thinking

subsequent

/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/

Esempio: “Subsequent updates fixed the bug.”

Sinonimi: sequent, ensuant, ulterior

Antonimi: preceding, antecedent

subtle

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There was a subtle shift in his tone.”

Sinonimi: insidious, delicate, pernicious

substantiate

Verbo

Esempio: “You must substantiate the claim with reliable data.”

Sinonimi: sustain, affirm, support

Antonimi: negate, contradict

scrutinize

Verbo

Esempio: “Investors scrutinized the metrics before committing funds.”

Sinonimi: inspect, audit, take stock

resilient

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company proved resilient during the economic downturn.”

Sinonimi: spirited, live, elastic

rational

/ˈræʃənl/

Esempio: “Try to make a rational decision.”

Sinonimi: intelligent, mental, reasonable

Antonimi: irrational

prominent

/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/

Esempio: “She is a prominent researcher.”

Sinonimi: conspicuous, salient, obvious

profound

/prəˈfaʊnd/

Esempio: “The change had a profound effect.”

Sinonimi: significant, intense, fundamental

Antonimi: superficial

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

Esempio: “These are preliminary results.”

Sinonimi: overture, prelude, exploratory

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

Esempio: “Be precise when you describe the issue.”

Sinonimi: meticulous, dead, fine

Antonimi: imprecise

paradigm

/ˈpærədaɪm/

Esempio: “AI is changing the paradigm of work.”

Sinonimi: epitome, image, prototype

optimism

/ˈɑːptɪmɪzəm/

Esempio: “Her optimism kept the team motivated.”

Antonimi: pessimism

notwithstanding

/ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/

C1Preposizione

Esempio: “Notwithstanding the cost, we proceeded.”

Sinonimi: nonetheless, nevertheless, withal

notion

/ˈnoʊʃən/

Esempio: “I reject the notion that success is luck.”

Sinonimi: feeling, belief, impression

mitigate

/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

Esempio: “We added safeguards to mitigate risk.”

Sinonimi: palliate, extenuate

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

Esempio: “Can you justify the decision?”

Sinonimi: free, absolve, vindicate

Antonimi: fault, blame

integrity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Data integrity must be preserved during migrations.”

Sinonimi: wholeness, unity

inherent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Uncertainty is inherent in innovative work.”

Sinonimi: intrinsic, implicit, intrinsical

hypothesis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Sinonimi: surmise, conjecture, supposition

fundamental

/ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

Esempio: “Security is a fundamental requirement.”

Sinonimi: profound, significant, cardinal

foster

/ˈfɑːstər/

Esempio: “Good leaders foster trust.”

Sinonimi: nurture, surrogate, further

fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃueɪt/

Esempio: “Prices fluctuate throughout the year.”

Sinonimi: vacillate, waver

feasible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is not feasible to rebuild everything in one sprint.”

Sinonimi: viable, possible, practicable

exacerbate

Verbo

Esempio: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”

Sinonimi: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

Antonimi: ameliorate, improve, meliorate

equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Esempio: “There is no equivalent term in Armenian.”

Sinonimi: like, same, equal

Antonimi: unequal, unlike

enhance

/ɪnˈhæns/

Esempio: “These changes will enhance usability.”

Sinonimi: raise, heighten

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Esempio: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Sinonimi: strive, endeavour, effort

encompass

/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

Esempio: “The course encompasses theory and practice.”

Sinonimi: embrace, comprehend, cover

empirical

/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/

Esempio: “We need empirical evidence.”

Sinonimi: experiential, experimental, existential

Antonimi: theoretical, theoretic

elaborate

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

Esempio: “Could you elaborate on your plan?”

Sinonimi: intricate, fancy, expound

distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Esempio: “They have distinct roles in the team.”

Sinonimi: sharp, clear, crisp

Antonimi: indistinct

diminish

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/