Vocabolario

lower

Verbo

Esempio: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Sinonimi: reduce

Antonimi: raise

abundance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Sinonimi: plenty, wealth

Antonimi: scarcity

relegate

Verbo

Esempio: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

indulge

Verbo

Esempio: “He likes to indulge in chocolate.”

Sinonimi: treat, allow

Antonimi: deny

condone

Verbo

Esempio: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Sinonimi: allow, accept

Antonimi: condemn

opaque

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is opaque to users.”

Sinonimi: unclear, not transparent

Antonimi: transparent

adhere

Verbo

Esempio: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Sinonimi: follow, obey

Antonimi: violate

hoist

Verbo

Esempio: “They hoisted the flag.”

Sinonimi: raise, lift

Antonimi: lower

adorn

Verbo

Esempio: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Sinonimi: decorate, embellish

Antonimi: strip

trauma

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Sinonimi: shock, injury

Antonimi: healing

oblige

Verbo

Esempio: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”

Sinonimi: require, force

Antonimi: allow

linear

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The chart shows linear growth.”

Sinonimi: straight, sequential

Antonimi: nonlinear

pension

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Sinonimi: retirement money

Antonimi: salary

circuit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This circuit is simple.”

Sinonimi: electrical path, loop

Antonimi: break

lease

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We signed the lease today.”

Sinonimi: rental agreement, contract

Antonimi: ownership

lemon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add lemon to the tea.”

Sinonimi: citrus fruit

Antonimi: sugar

temperature

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The temperature is low today.”

Sinonimi: heat level, degree

Antonimi: coldness

elevator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Sinonimi: lift

Antonimi: stairs

apple

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I eat an apple every day.”

Sinonimi: fruit

garden

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The children play in the garden.”

Sinonimi: yard

torrential

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Sinonimi: heavy, pouring

Antonimi: light, gentle

ruminative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The essay has a slow, ruminative style.”

Sinonimi: reflective, contemplative

Antonimi: rash, unthinking

revelatory

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: revealing, illuminating

Antonimi: concealing, secretive

precocious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Sinonimi: advanced, gifted

Antonimi: immature, slow-developing

indulgence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Sinonimi: luxury, leniency

Antonimi: restraint, discipline

floodgates

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

succession

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A succession of storms hit the coast.”

Sinonimi: sequence, series

Antonimi: break, gap

insightful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”

Sinonimi: perceptive, thoughtful

Antonimi: superficial, shallow

exuberance

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: enthusiasm, energy

Antonimi: gloom, reserve

estimation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My estimation of the cost was too low.”

Sinonimi: calculation, assessment

Antonimi: fact, measurement

convoluted

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”

Sinonimi: complicated, twisted

Antonimi: simple, straightforward

continuity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good leadership provides continuity during change.”

Sinonimi: consistency, flow

Antonimi: break, disruption

conformity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Sinonimi: uniformity, obedience

Antonimi: individuality, nonconformity

accustomed

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am accustomed to working late.”

Sinonimi: used to, familiar with

Antonimi: unaccustomed, unused

chew

Verbo

Esempio: “Chew your food slowly.”

Sinonimi: bite, grind with teeth

Antonimi: swallow

buzz

Verbo

Esempio: “I could hear bees buzz around the flowers.”

Sinonimi: hum, vibrate

Antonimi: be silent

say

Verbo

Esempio: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Sinonimi: tell, speak

Antonimi: stay silent

dip

Verbo

Esempio: “Dip the bread into the soup.”

Sinonimi: lower briefly, immerse

Antonimi: lift

bud

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rose bush is full of new buds.”

Sinonimi: young flower

Antonimi: full bloom

microcomputer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Sinonimi: small computer

Antonimi: mainframe

flow

Verbo

Esempio: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Sinonimi: run, move smoothly

Antonimi: stop

fade

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonimi: brighten

duty

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It is your duty to follow the rules.”

Sinonimi: responsibility, task

Antonimi: freedom

drag

Verbo

Esempio: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”

Sinonimi: pull, haul

Antonimi: push, lift

calf

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The calf followed its mother across the field.”

Sinonimi: young cow

Antonimi: bull

base

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp has a heavy base.”

Sinonimi: foundation, bottom

Antonimi: top

jog

Verbo

Esempio: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Sinonimi: run slowly

Antonimi: walk

sportsmanship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good sportsmanship is as important as winning.”

Sinonimi: fair play

Antonimi: cheating

schoolteacher

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My mother works as a schoolteacher.”

Sinonimi: teacher, educator

Antonimi: student

spill

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: pour out by accident

Antonimi: save

speed

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Sinonimi: pace, rate

Antonimi: slowness

shine

Verbo

Esempio: “The stars shine at night.”

Sinonimi: glow, sparkle

Antonimi: fade

raise

Verbo

Esempio: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Sinonimi: lift

Antonimi: lower

quick

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a quick answer.”

Sinonimi: fast

Antonimi: slow

green

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The trees are green in spring.”

Sinonimi: grass-colored

Antonimi:

clown

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Sinonimi: funny performer

Antonimi:

climb

Verbo

Esempio: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Sinonimi: go up

Antonimi: descend

brake

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Press the brake slowly.”

Sinonimi: stop pedal

Antonimi: accelerator

belly

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The baby laughed and touched his belly.”

Sinonimi: stomach, tummy

Antonimi: back

tube

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Water goes through the tube.”

Sinonimi: pipe

Antonimi:

rose

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He gave her a red rose.”

Sinonimi: flower

Antonimi:

lily

Avverbio

Esempio: “There is a white lily in the garden.”

Sinonimi: flower

Antonimi:

taste-maker

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The critic became a taste-maker in contemporary art.”

Sinonimi: trendsetter, influencer

Antonimi: follower, outsider

ponderously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Sinonimi: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonimi: lightly, gracefully

indulgently

Avverbio

Esempio: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”

Sinonimi: leniently, tolerantly

Antonimi: strictly, severely

disparaging

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Sinonimi: derogatory, belittling

Antonimi: complimentary, respectful

personalize

Verbo

Esempio: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Sinonimi: customize, tailor

Antonimi: standardize, generalize

hibernation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Bears enter hibernation during the winter months.”

Sinonimi: winter sleep, dormancy

Antonimi: wakefulness, activity

degradation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: deterioration, decline

Antonimi: improvement, restoration

compliantly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Sinonimi: obediently, submissively

Antonimi: defiantly, resistantly

circulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Sinonimi: distribution, flow

Antonimi: stagnation

down

Preposizione

Esempio: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Sinonimi: low, depressed

Antonimi: up, cheerful

deep

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Sinonimi: profound, intense

Antonimi: shallow

stem

Verbo

Esempio: “Most of these problems stem from poor planning.”

Sinonimi: come from, plant stalk

Antonimi: end

sink

Verbo

Esempio: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Sinonimi: go under, basin

Antonimi: float, rise

rush

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinonimi: hurry, move quickly

Antonimi: delay, slow down

pipe

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Water was leaking from the pipe.”

Sinonimi: tube

Antonimi:

moss

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Sinonimi: soft plant

Antonimi:

lead

Verbo

Esempio: “She will lead the new project team.”

Sinonimi: guide, direct

Antonimi: follow

forbid

Verbo

Esempio: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Sinonimi: ban, not allow

Antonimi: permit