Vocabolario

favor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Can you do me a favor?”

Sinonimi: help, kindness

Antonimi: harm

favorite

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Blue is my favorite color.”

Sinonimi: preferred

Antonimi: least favorite

notorious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Sinonimi: infamous, well-known

Antonimi: respected

adverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Sinonimi: negative, harmful

Antonimi: favorable

democracy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Democracy gives people a voice.”

Sinonimi: people's rule

Antonimi: dictatorship

chemistry

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Chemistry is my favorite subject.”

Sinonimi: science of substances

Antonimi: literature

advantage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good English is an advantage.”

Sinonimi: benefit, plus

Antonimi: disadvantage

disadvantage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Sinonimi: drawback

Antonimi: advantage

ingratiate

Verbo

Esempio: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”

Sinonimi: charm, curry favor

Antonimi: alienate, offend

imposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Sinonimi: burden, intrusion

Antonimi: favor, relief

privileged

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She grew up in a privileged environment.”

Sinonimi: advantaged, favored

Antonimi: underprivileged, disadvantaged

fair

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Sinonimi: just, reasonable

Antonimi: unfair

this

Pronome

Esempio: “This is my favorite pen.”

Sinonimi: this one

Antonimi: that

unpromising

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Sinonimi: discouraging, bleak

Antonimi: promising, hopeful

notoriously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Sinonimi: famously, infamously

Antonimi: obscurely, respectably

egalitarian

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They advocated an egalitarian model of education.”

Sinonimi: equalitarian, leveling

Antonimi: hierarchical, elitist

chance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is your chance to improve.”

Sinonimi: opportunity

Antonimi: certainty

predilection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a predilection for minimalist design.”

Sinonimi: preference

Antonimi: aversion

ingratiating

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Sinonimi: sycophantic

Antonimi: genuine

blandishment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Sinonimi: flattery

Antonimi: criticism

motto

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our motto is “Never give up.””

Sinonimi: slogan

friday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Friday is my favorite day.”

ingratiatingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Sinonimi: obsequiously

Antonimi: defiantly

opportunity

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Esempio: “This job is a great opportunity.”

Sinonimi: chance