Vocabolario

line

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please draw a straight line.”

Sinonimi: row, mark

Antonimi: curve

linear

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The chart shows linear growth.”

Sinonimi: straight, sequential

Antonimi: nonlinear

stipulate

Verbo

Esempio: “The contract stipulates a deadline.”

Sinonimi: specify, require

Antonimi: omit

perverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Sinonimi: contrary, twisted

Antonimi: normal

indolent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Sinonimi: lazy, idle

Antonimi: diligent

prone

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Sinonimi: likely, inclined

Antonimi: unlikely

vertical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Draw a vertical line.”

Sinonimi: upright

Antonimi: horizontal

alienate

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Sinonimi: isolate, distance

Antonimi: include

hygiene

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good hygiene prevents disease.”

Sinonimi: cleanliness

Antonimi: dirtiness

development

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Development takes time.”

Sinonimi: growth, progress

Antonimi: decline

security

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Security is important online.”

Sinonimi: safety, protection

Antonimi: danger

deadline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The deadline is tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: due date

Antonimi: extension

website

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This website is useful.”

Sinonimi: site, web page

Antonimi: offline page

delineate

Verbo

Esempio: “The document delineates the main risks.”

Sinonimi: outline

ruler

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”

unmediated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The audience had unmediated access to the artist online.”

Sinonimi: direct, immediate

Antonimi: mediated, filtered

recuperate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: recover, heal

Antonimi: decline, worsen

perversity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Sinonimi: contrariness, depravity

Antonimi: reasonableness, decency

indulgence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Sinonimi: luxury, leniency

Antonimi: restraint, discipline

trampoline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”

Sinonimi: springy jumping surface

Antonimi:

silhouette

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We could see her silhouette in the doorway.”

Sinonimi: outline, shadow shape

Antonimi: detail, full image

methodical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She took a methodical approach to the experiment.”

Sinonimi: systematic, organized

Antonimi: chaotic, careless

conformity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Sinonimi: uniformity, obedience

Antonimi: individuality, nonconformity

adrenaline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The race gave him a rush of adrenaline.”

Sinonimi: stress hormone, rush

Antonimi: calm

beam

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A beam of sunlight entered the room.”

Sinonimi: ray, support bar

Antonimi: shadow

axis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The Earth turns on its axis.”

Sinonimi: center line

Antonimi:

acid

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Lemon juice is acidic.”

Sinonimi: sour, chemical acid

Antonimi: alkaline, sweet

row

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We sat in the front row.”

Sinonimi: line, rank

Antonimi: column

ph

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pH of the water was tested in the lab.”

Sinonimi: acidity level

Antonimi:

boom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Sinonimi: growth, success surge

Antonimi: decline, crash

dot

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Put a dot at the end of the sentence.”

Sinonimi: point, spot

Antonimi: line

friendliness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Sinonimi: kindness, warmth

Antonimi: coldness, hostility

track

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The runners were on the track.”

Sinonimi: path, trail

Antonimi:

shape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What shape is the table?”

Sinonimi: form

Antonimi:

punctuality

Sostantivo

Esempio: “In this workplace, punctuality is considered essential.”

Sinonimi: timeliness, promptness

Antonimi: lateness, delay

materialism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel criticizes modern materialism.”

Sinonimi: consumerism, worldliness

Antonimi: spirituality, idealism

proliferate

Verbo

Esempio: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Sinonimi: spread, multiply

Antonimi: decline, diminish

degradation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Environmental degradation is accelerating in the region.”

Sinonimi: deterioration, decline

Antonimi: improvement, restoration

waterfront

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Sinonimi: shoreline, seafront

Antonimi: inland

mess

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Your desk is a complete mess.”

Sinonimi: disorder, chaos

Antonimi: order, neatness

male

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The male lion stayed near the group.”

Sinonimi: man, masculine

Antonimi: female

lean

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not lean out of the window.”

Sinonimi: bend, slim

Antonimi: stand straight, heavy

proliferation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”

Sinonimi: rapid increase

Antonimi: decline

inexorability

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was an inexorability to the decline once trust was lost.”

Sinonimi: inevitability

Antonimi: avoidability

unencumbered

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He felt unencumbered by deadlines after leaving the role.”

Sinonimi: unburdened

Antonimi: burdened

recuperation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Full recuperation may take months, not weeks.”

Sinonimi: recovery

Antonimi: decline

meticulously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”

Sinonimi: scrupulously

Antonimi: carelessly

impersonation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Online impersonation can lead to serious fraud.”

Sinonimi: identity spoofing

exhibitionist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”

Sinonimi: show-off

Antonimi: reserved

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

shaky

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The bridge felt shaky under our feet.”

Sinonimi: unstable

Antonimi: steady

ridge

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We walked along the ridge at sunset.”

Sinonimi: crest

media

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The media reported the story everywhere.”

Sinonimi: press

curve

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a sharp curve in the road.”

Sinonimi: bend

Antonimi: straight line

angle

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Draw a right angle.”

online

Avverbio

Esempio: “I study online.”

Sinonimi: on the internet

Antonimi: offline

napkin

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please give me a napkin.”

Sinonimi: tissue

methodological

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The study faced methodological limitations.”

Sinonimi: systematic

Antonimi: unsystematic

queue

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We waited in a queue.”

Sinonimi: line

Antonimi:

refuse

Verbo

Esempio: “She refused the offer.”

Sinonimi: decline

Antonimi: accept

decline

Verbo

Esempio: “Sales declined last quarter.”

Sinonimi: decrease, drop

Antonimi: increase

develop

Verbo

Esempio: “The company developed quickly.”

Sinonimi: grow, improve

Antonimi: decline

streamline

Verbo

Esempio: “We streamlined onboarding to reduce drop-off.”

concede

Verbo

Esempio: “He conceded that the timeline was unrealistic.”

arbitrary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The deadline felt arbitrary and poorly justified.”

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

Esempio: “He launched into a harangue about discipline.”

Sinonimi: rant, ranting

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Esempio: “He is fastidious about details.”

Sinonimi: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Antonimi: unfastidious

alacrity

/əˈlæk rɪ ti/

Esempio: “She accepted the challenge with alacrity.”

Sinonimi: briskness