Vocabolario

nostalgia

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Sinonimi: longing, sentimentality

Antonimi: forgetfulness

amorphous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Sinonimi: shapeless, undefined

Antonimi: structured

virtuoso

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She is a piano virtuoso.”

Sinonimi: master, expert

Antonimi: amateur

calamity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Sinonimi: disaster, catastrophe

Antonimi: blessing

phantom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The story is about a phantom.”

Sinonimi: ghost, illusion

Antonimi: reality

distill

Verbo

Esempio: “The teacher distilled the idea into one sentence.”

Sinonimi: extract, simplify

Antonimi: complicate

counsel

Verbo

Esempio: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Sinonimi: advise, guide

Antonimi: mislead

malice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He acted with malice.”

Sinonimi: spite, ill will

Antonimi: kindness

liaise

Verbo

Esempio: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Sinonimi: coordinate, communicate

Antonimi: disconnect

extant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Sinonimi: existing, surviving

Antonimi: lost

accrue

Verbo

Esempio: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Antonimi: decrease

knack

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a knack for languages.”

Sinonimi: talent, skill

Antonimi: inability

edify

Verbo

Esempio: “The lecture will edify the audience.”

Sinonimi: teach, instruct

Antonimi: mislead

adept

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is adept at solving problems.”

Sinonimi: skilled, proficient

Antonimi: inept

oversee

Verbo

Esempio: “The director will oversee the project.”

Sinonimi: supervise, manage

Antonimi: ignore

invoice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please send the invoice today.”

Sinonimi: bill, payment request

Antonimi: receipt

legacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His legacy is still important today.”

Sinonimi: heritage, inheritance

Antonimi: new beginning

manufacture

Verbo

Esempio: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Sinonimi: produce, make

Antonimi: consume

therapist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Sinonimi: doctor, counselor

Antonimi: patient

injection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The nurse gave me an injection.”

Sinonimi: shot

Antonimi: pill

learning

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Learning English takes time.”

Sinonimi: study, education

Antonimi: forgetting

analyst

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The analyst studied the data.”

Sinonimi: researcher, specialist

Antonimi: beginner

examination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The examination is difficult.”

Sinonimi: exam, test

Antonimi: lesson

infection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The infection needs treatment.”

Sinonimi: disease, illness

Antonimi: health

assistant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Sinonimi: helper, aide

Antonimi: leader

animation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The animation is funny.”

Sinonimi: cartoon, moving image

Antonimi: still picture

disease

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The disease is serious.”

Sinonimi: illness, sickness

Antonimi: health

academy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She studies at an academy.”

Sinonimi: school, institute

Antonimi: uneducated place

crime

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police solved the crime.”

Sinonimi: offense, illegal act

Antonimi: lawful act

menu

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please give me the menu.”

Sinonimi: food list

Antonimi: bill

training

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The training starts tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: practice, course

Antonimi: inactivity

schedule

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My schedule is full today.”

Sinonimi: timetable, plan

Antonimi: chaos

medicine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take this medicine.”

Sinonimi: drug, pill

Antonimi: poison

goat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The goat is on the hill.”

vocational

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: career-oriented, technical

Antonimi: academic, general

virtuosity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Sinonimi: mastery, brilliance

Antonimi: clumsiness, mediocrity

revelatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”

Sinonimi: revealing, illuminating

Antonimi: concealing, secretive

recuperate

Verbo

Esempio: “He went to the countryside to recuperate.”

Sinonimi: recover, heal

Antonimi: decline, worsen

mediocrity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Sinonimi: ordinariness, average quality

Antonimi: excellence, brilliance

locomotion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Sinonimi: movement, mobility

Antonimi: stillness, immobility

formidably

Avverbio

Esempio: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Sinonimi: powerfully, impressively

Antonimi: weakly, poorly

unoccupied

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Sinonimi: vacant, empty

Antonimi: occupied, full

lackluster

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Sinonimi: dull, uninspired

Antonimi: brilliant, impressive

headstrong

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: stubborn, willful

Antonimi: obedient, flexible

exuberance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Sinonimi: enthusiasm, energy

Antonimi: gloom, reserve

exhilarate

Verbo

Esempio: “Fast movement can exhilarate some people.”

Sinonimi: excite, thrill

Antonimi: depress, bore

dispensary

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”

Sinonimi: clinic, pharmacy

Antonimi:

voluntary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Sinonimi: optional, willing

Antonimi: compulsory, forced

toughness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The job requires both skill and toughness.”

Sinonimi: strength, durability

Antonimi: fragility, weakness

shortlist

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: selected list

Antonimi: long list, rejection

portrayal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The film offers a realistic portrayal of village life.”

Sinonimi: depiction, representation

Antonimi: distortion, misrepresentation

daft

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: silly, foolish

Antonimi: clever, wise

cool

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Sinonimi: chilly, great

Antonimi: hot, uncool

tuberculosis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Sinonimi: TB

Antonimi: health

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:

form

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please fill out this form.”

Sinonimi: shape, document

Antonimi:

fool

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do not make a fool of yourself.”

Sinonimi: idiot, silly person

Antonimi: wise person

fish

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We had fish for dinner.”

Sinonimi: seafood

Antonimi:

film

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We watched a film last night.”

Sinonimi: movie

Antonimi:

damp

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The towels are still damp.”

Sinonimi: wet, moist

Antonimi: dry

bill

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: invoice, note

Antonimi: payment

able

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is able to speak three languages.”

Sinonimi: capable

Antonimi: unable

yet

Avverbio

Esempio: “I have not finished yet.”

Sinonimi: so far, still

Antonimi: already

pit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Watch out for the deep pit.”

Sinonimi: hole

Antonimi: hill

hop

Verbo

Esempio: “The rabbit began to hop across the field.”

Sinonimi: jump lightly

Antonimi: stand still

dig

Verbo

Esempio: “They had to dig a deep hole for the tree.”

Sinonimi: excavate

Antonimi: fill

bet

Verbo

Esempio: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Sinonimi: wager, guess

Antonimi: know

mathematician

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The famous mathematician wrote many books.”

Sinonimi: math expert

Antonimi:

trick

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The magician showed us a clever trick.”

Sinonimi: move, deception

Antonimi: truth

steal

Verbo

Esempio: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Sinonimi: take illegally

Antonimi: return, give

spill

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: pour out by accident

Antonimi: save

silly

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a silly mistake.”

Sinonimi: foolish, funny

Antonimi: serious, wise

shall

Verbo

Esempio: “Shall we go now?”

Sinonimi: should, will

Antonimi: won't

liter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We bought a liter of milk.”

Sinonimi: volume unit

Antonimi:

doubt

Verbo

Esempio: “I doubt that he will come on time.”

Sinonimi: question, uncertainty

Antonimi: trust, certainty

climb

Verbo

Esempio: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Sinonimi: go up

Antonimi: descend

badly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He played badly in the first half.”

Sinonimi: poorly

Antonimi: well

alive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The fish was still alive.”

Sinonimi: living

Antonimi: dead

will

Verbo

Esempio: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: shall

Antonimi: won't