Vocabolario

contagion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Sinonimi: infection, spread

Antonimi: immunity

scrutiny

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision is under public scrutiny.”

Sinonimi: inspection, careful examination

Antonimi: neglect

distance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The distance is short.”

Sinonimi: space, gap

Antonimi: closeness

fence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The fence is high.”

Sinonimi: barrier, wall

Antonimi: gate

oven

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The cake is in the oven.”

Sinonimi: cooker

Antonimi: fridge

door

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Close the door, please.”

Sinonimi: entrance

Antonimi: window

wall

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a picture on the wall.”

pressurize

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Sinonimi: coerce, pressure

Antonimi: relieve, ease

stuffiness

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: staleness, formality

Antonimi: freshness, openness

rediscover

Verbo

Esempio: “The museum helped the public rediscover local history.”

Sinonimi: find again, relearn

Antonimi: forget, lose

ordinarily

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: normally, usually

Antonimi: abnormally, rarely

possessor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The possessor of the document must sign here.”

Sinonimi: owner, holder

Antonimi: loser, borrower

zip

Verbo

Esempio: “Zip your jacket before going outside.”

Sinonimi: fasten, zipper

Antonimi: unzip

win

Verbo

Esempio: “We hope to win the match tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: succeed, beat

Antonimi: lose

gain

Verbo

Esempio: “She hopes to gain more experience this year.”

Sinonimi: get, achieve

Antonimi: lose

fold

Verbo

Esempio: “Fold the paper in half.”

Sinonimi: bend, close up

Antonimi: unfold

fade

Verbo

Esempio: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Sinonimi: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonimi: brighten

beat

Verbo

Esempio: “Our team beat the champions last night.”

Sinonimi: defeat, hit

Antonimi: lose

gee

Interiezione

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

Sinonimi: wow, gosh

Antonimi:

acquaintance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Sinonimi: contact, associate

Antonimi: stranger, close friend

save

Verbo

Esempio: “Save your work before you leave.”

Sinonimi: keep, rescue

Antonimi: waste, lose

unnervingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He remained unnervingly calm during the emergency.”

Sinonimi: disturbingly, alarmingly

Antonimi: reassuringly, comfortingly

interrogate

Verbo

Esempio: “The suspect was interrogated for several hours.”

Sinonimi: question, examine closely

Antonimi: ignore, release

tire

Verbo

Esempio: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Sinonimi: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonimi: refresh

thus

Avverbio

Esempio: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”

Sinonimi: therefore, in this way

Antonimi: however

tape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use tape to close the box.”

Sinonimi: strip, adhesive tape

Antonimi:

slip

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”

Sinonimi: slide, lose balance

Antonimi: grip firmly

shut

Verbo

Esempio: “Please shut the window before you leave.”

Sinonimi: close

Antonimi: open

plug

Verbo

Esempio: “Please plug in the charger.”

Sinonimi: connect, stopper

Antonimi: unplug

tight

Aggettivo

Esempio: “These shoes feel too tight.”

Sinonimi: firm, close-fitting

Antonimi: loose

sleep

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I need more sleep these days.”

Sinonimi: rest

Antonimi: wakefulness

tantalizingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The offer was tantalizingly close to what we wanted.”

Sinonimi: temptingly

Antonimi: unappealingly

interlocking

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The policy relies on interlocking safeguards across teams.”

Sinonimi: interconnected

Antonimi: independent

voluntarily

Avverbio

Esempio: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Sinonimi: willingly

Antonimi: reluctantly

punch

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Sinonimi: hit

probe

Verbo

Esempio: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”

Sinonimi: investigate

hover

Verbo

Esempio: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Sinonimi: hang

Antonimi: land

flute

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She plays the flute in a band.”

faint

Verbo

Esempio: “She felt dizzy and nearly fainted.”

Sinonimi: pass out

buddy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He is my buddy from school.”

Sinonimi: friend

bleed

Verbo

Esempio: “My finger started to bleed.”

control

Verbo

Esempio: “I can’t control the weather.”

Sinonimi: manage

Antonimi: lose control

almost

Avverbio

Esempio: “It is almost ready.”

Sinonimi: nearly

Antonimi: completely

pressurization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Cabin pressurization is vital during flights.”

Sinonimi: compression

Antonimi: decompression

claustrophobic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room felt claustrophobic.”

Sinonimi: confined

Antonimi: spacious

claustrophobia

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She suffers from claustrophobia.”

Sinonimi: fear of confined spaces

Antonimi:

fail

Verbo

Esempio: “He failed the exam.”

Sinonimi: lose, collapse

Antonimi: succeed

near

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The school is near.”

Sinonimi: close

Antonimi: far

closed

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The shop is closed.”

Sinonimi: shut

Antonimi: open

close

/kloʊz/

Esempio: “Close the window.”

Sinonimi: good, intimate, warm

Antonimi: open, distant, open up

open

/ˈoʊpən/

Esempio: “Open the door.”

Sinonimi: conspicuous, candid, free

Antonimi: close, fold, shut