Vocabolario

angst

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinonimi: anxiety, worry

Antonimi: calm

programming

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Programming requires practice.”

Sinonimi: coding, software development

Antonimi: manual work

president

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The president gave a speech.”

Sinonimi: leader, head of state

Antonimi: citizen

onion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Cut the onion.”

Sinonimi: vegetable

Antonimi: fruit

dissection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lab session included frog dissection.”

Sinonimi: cutting apart, analysis

Antonimi: assembly, synthesis

chop

Verbo

Esempio: “Chop the onions into small pieces.”

Sinonimi: cut, slice roughly

Antonimi: join

saw

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He used a saw to cut the wood.”

Sinonimi: cutting tool

Antonimi:

tuberculosis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Sinonimi: TB

Antonimi: health

clip

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use this clip to hold the papers together.”

Sinonimi: fastener, cut

Antonimi: separate

bite

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful, the dog may bite.”

Sinonimi: chew, snap at

Antonimi: lick

power

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The storm cut the power in our area.”

Sinonimi: energy, strength

Antonimi: weakness

constrained

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Sinonimi: restricted, limited

Antonimi: free, unrestricted

persecution

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Sinonimi: oppression, harassment

Antonimi: protection, tolerance

trim

Verbo

Esempio: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Sinonimi: cut neatly, reduce

Antonimi: extend

decentralize

Verbo

Esempio: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Sinonimi: distribute

Antonimi: centralize

detrimentally

Avverbio

Esempio: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Sinonimi: harmfully

Antonimi: beneficially

sharp

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Be careful—this knife is very sharp.”

Sinonimi: pointed

Antonimi: blunt

flesh

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The cut was deep, into the flesh.”

Sinonimi: skin and muscle

slice

Verbo

Esempio: “She sliced the bread.”

Sinonimi: cut

Antonimi: join

slash

Verbo

Esempio: “The company slashed prices.”

Sinonimi: cut

Antonimi: increase

puppy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The puppy is very cute.”

Sinonimi: young dog

Antonimi:

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Esempio: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Sinonimi: sagacious, discerning, sapient

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Esempio: “His response was laconic.”

Sinonimi: terse, crisp, concise

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Esempio: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Sinonimi: middleman, conversational partner