Vocabolario

maybe

Avverbio

Esempio: “Maybe we can meet tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: perhaps

Antonimi: definitely

provoke

Verbo

Esempio: “His words may provoke anger.”

Sinonimi: trigger, cause

Antonimi: calm

oblige

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: require, force

Antonimi: allow

data

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The data is important.”

Sinonimi: information, facts

Antonimi: guess

election

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The election is in May.”

Sinonimi: vote, poll

Antonimi: appointment

information

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I need more information.”

Sinonimi: data, details

Antonimi: ignorance

forfeiture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Sinonimi: loss, seizure

Antonimi: retention, recovery

bite

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful, the dog may bite.”

Sinonimi: chew, snap at

Antonimi: lick

might

Verbo

Esempio: “It might rain later.”

Sinonimi: may, possibly

Antonimi: definitely

must

Verbo

Esempio: “You must be careful.”

Sinonimi: have to

Antonimi: may

irrevocable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The decision may have irrevocable consequences.”

Sinonimi: irreversible, final

Antonimi: revocable, reversible

confabulate

Verbo

Esempio: “Patients with memory disorders may confabulate unconsciously.”

Sinonimi: fabricate, chat

Antonimi: verify, state accurately

dispensable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “In a crisis, even skilled workers may be treated as dispensable.”

Sinonimi: nonessential, replaceable

Antonimi: essential, indispensable

compromised

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The data may have been compromised during the breach.”

Sinonimi: endangered, weakened

Antonimi: secure, protected

fire

Verbo

Esempio: “The company may fire workers if sales keep falling.”

Sinonimi: dismiss, flame

Antonimi: hire

april

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My birthday is in April.”

Sinonimi: fourth month

Antonimi:

paradoxically

Avverbio

Esempio: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Sinonimi: ironically

Antonimi: predictably

consternation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The announcement caused consternation across the industry.”

Sinonimi: dismay

Antonimi: reassurance

recuperation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: recovery

Antonimi: decline

incur

Verbo

Esempio: “Late payment may incur extra fees.”

Sinonimi: bring on

self-conscious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She felt self-conscious about her accent.”

Sinonimi: insecure

Antonimi: confident

paradox

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Esempio: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Sinonimi: improve, meliorate, better

Antonimi: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

decrease

/dɪˈkriːs/

Esempio: “Prices may decrease next month.”

Sinonimi: diminish, diminution, fall

Antonimi: growth, increment, step-up