Vocabolario

cane

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old man walked with a cane.”

Sinonimi: stick, walking staff

Antonimi:

candid

Aggettivo

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

engender

Verbo

Esempio: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Sinonimi: cause, produce

Antonimi: prevent

prolong

Verbo

Esempio: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Sinonimi: extend, lengthen

Antonimi: shorten

connote

Verbo

Esempio: “The word can connote danger.”

Sinonimi: suggest, imply

Antonimi: denote

conduit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The platform is a conduit for information.”

Sinonimi: channel, pipe

Antonimi: barrier

condone

Verbo

Esempio: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Sinonimi: allow, accept

Antonimi: condemn

jargon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Sinonimi: technical language, terminology

Antonimi: plain language

induce

Verbo

Esempio: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Sinonimi: cause, trigger

Antonimi: prevent

hinder

Verbo

Esempio: “Noise can hinder learning.”

Sinonimi: block, impede

Antonimi: assist

hamper

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Sinonimi: hinder, obstruct

Antonimi: help

arcane

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The document uses arcane legal language.”

Sinonimi: mysterious, obscure

Antonimi: clear

landscape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Sinonimi: scenery, view

Antonimi: city interior

diversity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Diversity can strengthen a team.”

Sinonimi: variety, difference

Antonimi: uniformity

alienate

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Sinonimi: isolate, distance

Antonimi: include

verdict

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The court announced the verdict.”

Sinonimi: judgment, decision

Antonimi: appeal

premise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument is based on a false premise.”

Sinonimi: assumption, basis

Antonimi: conclusion

render

Verbo

Esempio: “The error can render the software useless.”

Sinonimi: make, produce

Antonimi: preserve

exert

Verbo

Esempio: “The manager can exert influence on the team.”

Sinonimi: apply, use

Antonimi: withdraw

evoke

Verbo

Esempio: “This song can evoke strong memories.”

Sinonimi: bring out, call up

Antonimi: suppress

programming

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Programming requires practice.”

Sinonimi: coding, software development

Antonimi: manual work

retirement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Sinonimi: leaving work, pension age

Antonimi: employment

applicant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinonimi: candidate, person applying

Antonimi: reviewer

addiction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Addiction can damage health.”

Sinonimi: dependence

Antonimi: freedom

contract

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We signed a contract.”

Sinonimi: agreement, deal

Antonimi: cancellation

therapy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Therapy can help people.”

Sinonimi: treatment, counseling

Antonimi: neglect

barrier

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Language can be a barrier.”

Sinonimi: obstacle, block

Antonimi: access

immigration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Immigration rules can change.”

Sinonimi: moving to a country

Antonimi: emigration

insurance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Sinonimi: protection plan

Antonimi: risk

appointment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have an appointment with a doctor.”

Sinonimi: meeting, scheduled visit

Antonimi: cancellation

zoo

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We go to the zoo.”

Sinonimi: animal park

Antonimi: farm

quantity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We need a large quantity of water.”

Sinonimi: amount

resource

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This website is a useful resource.”

Sinonimi: material

vocational

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Vocational training can lead directly to employment.”

Sinonimi: career-oriented, technical

Antonimi: academic, general

rumination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Excessive rumination can increase anxiety.”

Sinonimi: reflection, brooding

Antonimi: action, distraction

protrusion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The scan showed a small protrusion in the bone.”

Sinonimi: bulge, projection

Antonimi: indentation, recession

preeminent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a preeminent scholar in the field.”

Sinonimi: leading, foremost

Antonimi: secondary, inferior

outpatient

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The treatment can be given to an outpatient.”

Sinonimi: non-hospital patient

Antonimi: inpatient

mercantile

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city grew as a mercantile center.”

Sinonimi: commercial, trading

Antonimi: noncommercial, nonprofit

infallibly

Avverbio

Esempio: “She can infallibly spot a fake.”

Sinonimi: perfectly, unfailingly

Antonimi: mistakenly, imperfectly

inexorably

Avverbio

Esempio: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Sinonimi: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonimi: hesitantly, reversibly

habitation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The island showed signs of early human habitation.”

Sinonimi: dwelling, residence

Antonimi: vacancy, emptiness

ecotourism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Sinonimi: sustainable tourism

Antonimi: mass tourism

unreliably

Avverbio

Esempio: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

Sinonimi: inconsistently, poorly

Antonimi: reliably, dependably

unoccupied

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Sinonimi: vacant, empty

Antonimi: occupied, full

uneventful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Thankfully, the journey was uneventful.”

Sinonimi: calm, ordinary

Antonimi: dramatic, eventful

trampoline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”

Sinonimi: springy jumping surface

Antonimi:

stretching

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Stretching can help improve flexibility.”

Sinonimi: extending, reaching

Antonimi: contracting, tightening

sketchbook

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She always carries a sketchbook in her bag.”

Sinonimi: drawing pad

Antonimi:

self-worth

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Constant criticism can damage self-worth.”

Sinonimi: self-esteem, self-respect

Antonimi: self-doubt, worthlessness

neutralize

Verbo

Esempio: “The chemical was used to neutralize the acid.”

Sinonimi: cancel out, counteract

Antonimi: intensify, strengthen

negligible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The difference was negligible.”

Sinonimi: tiny, minimal

Antonimi: significant, considerable

exhilarate

Verbo

Esempio: “Fast movement can exhilarate some people.”

Sinonimi: excite, thrill

Antonimi: depress, bore

constraint

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Sinonimi: restriction, limitation

Antonimi: freedom, liberty

beforehand

Avverbio

Esempio: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Sinonimi: in advance, earlier

Antonimi: afterward, later

shortlist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her name was added to the final shortlist.”

Sinonimi: selected list

Antonimi: long list, rejection

sedentary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”

Sinonimi: inactive, stationary

Antonimi: active, energetic

clog

Verbo

Esempio: “Hair can clog the drain.”

Sinonimi: block, jam

Antonimi: clear

blur

Verbo

Esempio: “Tears can blur your vision.”

Sinonimi: smudge, soften

Antonimi: sharpen, clarify

jam

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: preserve, blockage

Antonimi: clear road

fat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Too much fat in food can be unhealthy.”

Sinonimi: grease, overweight

Antonimi: thin, lean

salesmanship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good salesmanship can increase customer trust.”

Sinonimi: selling skill, persuasion

Antonimi: poor selling

chemotherapy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Sinonimi: cancer treatment

Antonimi:

wax

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The candle is made of wax.”

Sinonimi: candle material

Antonimi:

tin

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We opened a tin of soup.”

Sinonimi: can, metal

Antonimi:

fix

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you fix this broken lamp?”

Sinonimi: repair, mend

Antonimi: break

print

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you print this document for me?”

Sinonimi: publish, produce on paper

Antonimi: delete

metal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This chair is made of metal.”

Sinonimi: iron-like material

Antonimi: wood

favor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Can you do me a favor?”

Sinonimi: help, kindness

Antonimi: harm

drive

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you drive a car?”

Sinonimi: operate, travel by car

Antonimi: walk

clone

Verbo

Esempio: “Scientists can clone plants in a lab.”

Sinonimi: copy, duplicate

Antonimi: original

cause

Verbo

Esempio: “Stress can cause headaches.”

Sinonimi: reason, make happen

Antonimi: prevent

apart

Avverbio

Esempio: “The twins look similar, but you can tell them apart.”

Sinonimi: separately

Antonimi: together

annoy

Verbo

Esempio: “Loud music can annoy the neighbors.”

Sinonimi: bother, irritate

Antonimi: please

well

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She can sing very well.”

Sinonimi: nicely

Antonimi: badly

them

Pronome

Esempio: “I can help them with homework.”

Sinonimi: those people

Antonimi: us

rule

Sostantivo

Esempio: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”

Sinonimi: law

Antonimi: freedom

make

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you make tea for us?”

Sinonimi: create, do

Antonimi: destroy

irrevocably

Avverbio

Esempio: “The ecosystem was irrevocably altered by the spill.”

Sinonimi: permanently, irreversibly

Antonimi: reversibly, temporarily

personalize

Verbo

Esempio: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Sinonimi: customize, tailor

Antonimi: standardize, generalize