Vocabolario

ice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ice is cold.”

Sinonimi: frozen water

Antonimi: fire

incumbent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Sinonimi: current, officeholder

Antonimi: challenger

commodity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Oil is an important commodity.”

Sinonimi: product, good

Antonimi: service

apprehend

Verbo

Esempio: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Sinonimi: arrest, capture

Antonimi: release

reproach

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her voice was full of reproach.”

Sinonimi: criticism, blame

Antonimi: praise

neophyte

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Sinonimi: beginner, novice

Antonimi: expert

artifice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Sinonimi: trick, deception

Antonimi: honesty

utilize

Verbo

Esempio: “We utilize data to improve service.”

Sinonimi: use, apply

Antonimi: waste

malice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He acted with malice.”

Sinonimi: spite, ill will

Antonimi: kindness

hazard

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”

Sinonimi: danger, risk

Antonimi: safety

corpse

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police found a corpse.”

Sinonimi: dead body

Antonimi: living person

agency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agency manages advertising.”

Sinonimi: organization, office

Antonimi: individual

injustice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They protested against injustice.”

Sinonimi: unfairness

Antonimi: justice

portable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is a portable device.”

Sinonimi: movable, easy to carry

Antonimi: fixed

invoice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please send the invoice today.”

Sinonimi: bill, payment request

Antonimi: receipt

programming

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Programming requires practice.”

Sinonimi: coding, software development

Antonimi: manual work

manufacture

Verbo

Esempio: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Sinonimi: produce, make

Antonimi: consume

consultant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The consultant gave useful advice.”

Sinonimi: advisor, expert

Antonimi: client

inflation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Inflation makes prices higher.”

Sinonimi: price increase

Antonimi: deflation

official

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The official answered the question.”

Sinonimi: officer, authority

Antonimi: private citizen

inventor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The inventor created a new device.”

Sinonimi: creator, innovator

Antonimi: copyist

employee

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The employee works in the office.”

Sinonimi: worker, staff member

Antonimi: employer

embassy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I went to the embassy.”

Sinonimi: diplomatic office

Antonimi: local office

counter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Pay at the counter.”

Sinonimi: desk, service table

Antonimi: floor

user

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The user opened the website.”

Sinonimi: customer, person

Antonimi: admin

democracy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Democracy gives people a voice.”

Sinonimi: people's rule

Antonimi: dictatorship

service

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The service is good.”

Sinonimi: help, assistance

Antonimi: neglect

device

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This device is new.”

Sinonimi: machine, gadget

Antonimi: manual tool

clinic

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I went to the clinic.”

Sinonimi: medical center

Antonimi: home

crime

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police solved the crime.”

Sinonimi: offense, illegal act

Antonimi: lawful act

clerk

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Sinonimi: office worker, assistant

Antonimi: manager

wine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They drink wine at dinner.”

Sinonimi: alcoholic drink

Antonimi: juice

lamp

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp is on the table.”

Sinonimi: light

Antonimi: darkness

instrument

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He plays a musical instrument.”

Sinonimi: tool, device

Antonimi: voice

tradition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is an old tradition.”

Sinonimi: custom, practice

Antonimi: innovation

training

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The training starts tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: practice, course

Antonimi: inactivity

director

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The director is in the office.”

Sinonimi: manager, leader

Antonimi: employee

home

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I am at home.”

Sinonimi: house, place to live

Antonimi: office

fan

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Turn on the fan.”

Sinonimi: ventilator

Antonimi: heater

television

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We watch television at night.”

Sinonimi: TV, screen

Antonimi: radio

telephone

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The telephone is ringing.”

Sinonimi: phone, mobile

Antonimi: letter

office

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I work in an office.”

Sinonimi: workplace, company room

Antonimi: home

phone

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My phone is on the table.”

conflate

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not conflate price with value.”

Sinonimi: mix

Antonimi: distinguish

disadvantage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Sinonimi: drawback

Antonimi: advantage

clock

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clock is on the wall.”

laryngitis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”

Sinonimi: throat inflammation

Antonimi:

floodgates

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

unreliably

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: inconsistently, poorly

Antonimi: reliably, dependably

ordinarily

Avverbio

Esempio: “Ordinarily, the office closes at six.”

Sinonimi: normally, usually

Antonimi: abnormally, rarely

headstrong

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Sinonimi: stubborn, willful

Antonimi: obedient, flexible

grapefruit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I had grapefruit juice for breakfast.”

Sinonimi: citrus fruit

Antonimi:

contractor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contractor finished the work ahead of schedule.”

Sinonimi: builder, service provider

Antonimi: client, customer

compulsion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Sinonimi: urge, pressure

Antonimi: choice, freedom

apprentice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”

Sinonimi: trainee, learner

Antonimi: master, expert

stylistic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The two authors differ in stylistic choices.”

Sinonimi: artistic, expressive

Antonimi: content-based, plain

sacrifice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Sinonimi: give up, offering

Antonimi: gain, self-indulgence

cone

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I bought an ice cream cone.”

Sinonimi: pointed shape

Antonimi: cube

chop

Verbo

Esempio: “Chop the onions into small pieces.”

Sinonimi: cut, slice roughly

Antonimi: join

acid

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Lemon juice is acidic.”

Sinonimi: sour, chemical acid

Antonimi: alkaline, sweet

tub

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ice cream came in a large tub.”

Sinonimi: container, bath

Antonimi:

tag

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Sinonimi: label, mark

Antonimi: untag

comprehension

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Reading comprehension improves with practice.”

Sinonimi: understanding, grasp

Antonimi: confusion

headquarters

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Sinonimi: main office, central office

Antonimi: branch

bill

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We asked for the bill after dinner.”

Sinonimi: invoice, note

Antonimi: payment

aim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

administration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school administration announced new rules.”

Sinonimi: management, office

Antonimi: disorder

announcement

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: statement, notice

Antonimi: silence

spill

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Sinonimi: pour out by accident

Antonimi: save

well

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She can sing very well.”

Sinonimi: nicely

Antonimi: badly

thin

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The ice is too thin.”

Sinonimi: slim

Antonimi: thick

sing

Verbo

Esempio: “The children sing in the morning.”

Sinonimi: perform music

Antonimi: be silent

once

Avverbio

Esempio: “I go there once a week.”

Sinonimi: one time

Antonimi: twice

nice

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a very nice teacher.”

Sinonimi: kind, pleasant

Antonimi: mean, nasty

transmitter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.”

Sinonimi: sender, broadcast device

Antonimi: receiver

taciturnity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Sinonimi: reserve, reticence

Antonimi: talkativeness, loquacity

selectivity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

munificence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The university benefited from the munificence of its donors.”

Sinonimi: generosity, bounty

Antonimi: stinginess, meanness

ignominious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The minister made an ignominious exit from office.”

Sinonimi: shameful, disgraceful

Antonimi: honorable, glorious

contraption

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”

Sinonimi: device, gadget

Antonimi: