Vocabolario

hi

Interiezione

Esempio: “Hi! How are you?”

Sinonimi: hello, hey

Antonimi: bye, goodbye

grievance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Sinonimi: complaint, objection

Antonimi: satisfaction

wholly

Avverbio

Esempio: “I wholly agree with you.”

Sinonimi: completely, entirely

Antonimi: partly

utter

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The project was an utter failure.”

Sinonimi: complete, total

Antonimi: partial

convention

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The convention was held in the city.”

Sinonimi: conference, assembly

Antonimi: informal meeting

conference

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: meeting, event

Antonimi: private talk

application

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I sent my job application.”

Sinonimi: request, form

Antonimi: rejection

suit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He wears a black suit.”

Sinonimi: formal clothes

Antonimi: casual clothes

association

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The association helps students.”

Sinonimi: organization, group

Antonimi: separation

mom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My mom is kind.”

Sinonimi: mother

Antonimi: dad

dad

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My dad is at work.”

Sinonimi: father

Antonimi: mom

procedural

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Sinonimi: formal, process-related

Antonimi: substantive, informal

hysterical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Sinonimi: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonimi: calm, composed

stuffiness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Sinonimi: staleness, formality

Antonimi: freshness, openness

impersonal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The email sounded cold and impersonal.”

Sinonimi: formal, detached

Antonimi: personal, warm

allegation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Sinonimi: claim, accusation

Antonimi: proof, vindication

daft

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a daft thing to say.”

Sinonimi: silly, foolish

Antonimi: clever, wise

pee

Verbo

Esempio: “The child said he needed to pee.”

Sinonimi: urinate

Antonimi:

dude

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Hey dude, how are you?”

Sinonimi: guy, friend

Antonimi:

gee

Interiezione

Esempio: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Sinonimi: wow, gosh

Antonimi:

announcement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school made an important announcement this morning.”

Sinonimi: statement, notice

Antonimi: silence

shall

Verbo

Esempio: “Shall we go now?”

Sinonimi: should, will

Antonimi: won't

apply

Verbo

Esempio: “She plans to apply for the job next week.”

Sinonimi: request, use

Antonimi: withdraw, ignore

yeah

Interiezione

Esempio: “Yeah, I understand what you mean.”

Sinonimi: yes

Antonimi: no

contractual

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Both parties must meet their contractual obligations.”

Sinonimi: binding, agreement-based

Antonimi: informal, nonbinding

file

Verbo

Esempio: “You need to file the complaint by Friday.”

Sinonimi: document, submit

Antonimi: withdraw

dumb

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Sinonimi: stupid, speechless

Antonimi: smart

easily

Avverbio

Esempio: “You can easily find the station on the map.”

Sinonimi: without difficulty

Antonimi: with difficulty

unadulterated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was unadulterated joy, with no trace of doubt.”

Sinonimi: pure

Antonimi: tainted

interrogation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The interrogation revealed contradictions in his story.”

Sinonimi: questioning

contractually

Avverbio

Esempio: “We are contractually obliged to deliver by June.”

Sinonimi: by agreement

Antonimi: informally

colloquially

Avverbio

Esempio: “Colloquially, people call it a “bug,” even when it’s a design flaw.”

Sinonimi: informally

Antonimi: formally

commendation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He received commendation for exceptional service.”

Sinonimi: praise

Antonimi: criticism

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

petty

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Sinonimi: trivial

Antonimi: important

alright

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Are you alright?”

Sinonimi: okay

state

Verbo

Esempio: “The report states the facts clearly.”

Sinonimi: declare

Antonimi: deny

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Esempio: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”

assert

/əˈsɝːt/

Esempio: “She asserted that the report was accurate.”

Sinonimi: affirm, aver, maintain

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Esempio: “Please speak slowly.”

Sinonimi: tardily, easy, slow

Antonimi: apace, rapidly, speedily