Vocabolario

applicant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinonimi: candidate, person applying

Antonimi: reviewer

application

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I sent my job application.”

Sinonimi: request, form

Antonimi: rejection

pronunciation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Sinonimi: speech sound, way of saying

Antonimi: misspelling

philistine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Sinonimi: boor, uncultured person

Antonimi: connoisseur, cultured person

unenviable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Sinonimi: unpleasant, awkward

Antonimi: enviable, desirable

provisions

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Sinonimi: terms, supplies

Antonimi: omissions, shortages

expedition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The expedition crossed the desert in six days.”

Sinonimi: journey, mission

Antonimi: return, stay

domination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”

Sinonimi: control, supremacy

Antonimi: submission, equality

commission

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The artist received a commission for a mural.”

Sinonimi: fee, assignment

Antonimi: refusal, dismissal

rendering

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Sinonimi: interpretation, depiction

Antonimi: silence, omission

deem

Verbo

Esempio: “The judge deemed the evidence unreliable.”

Sinonimi: consider, regard

Antonimi: ignore, dismiss

hit

Verbo

Esempio: “The ball hit the window.”

Sinonimi: strike

Antonimi: miss

fax

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please send the form by fax.”

Sinonimi: document transmission

Antonimi:

aim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

telecommunications

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Telecommunications have changed the way people work.”

Sinonimi: communication technology

Antonimi:

shoot

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to shoot a short film next month.”

Sinonimi: fire, film

Antonimi: miss

apply

Verbo

Esempio: “She plans to apply for the job next week.”

Sinonimi: request, use

Antonimi: withdraw, ignore

spot

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is a good spot for a picnic.”

Sinonimi: place, see

Antonimi: miss

meet

Verbo

Esempio: “Let’s meet after school.”

Sinonimi: see, greet

Antonimi: miss

stipulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contract included a stipulation about late payment.”

Sinonimi: condition, provision

Antonimi: omission, freedom

selectivity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

puritanical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Sinonimi: strict, moralistic

Antonimi: permissive, liberal

prohibitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Sinonimi: excessive, restrictive

Antonimi: affordable, permissive

compliantly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Sinonimi: obediently, submissively

Antonimi: defiantly, resistantly

fire

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: dismiss, flame

Antonimi: hire

catch

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you catch the ball?”

Sinonimi: grab

Antonimi: miss

proscription

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

Sinonimi: ban

Antonimi: permission

nonchalantly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He nonchalantly dismissed the criticism as “noise.””

Sinonimi: casually

Antonimi: anxiously

insubordinate

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The manager accused him of being insubordinate.”

Sinonimi: defiant

Antonimi: obedient

superficial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Sinonimi: shallow

Antonimi: thorough

punch

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Sinonimi: hit

laser

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The surgeon used a laser during the operation.”

grasp

Verbo

Esempio: “It took me a while to grasp the main idea.”

Sinonimi: understand

Antonimi: miss

identify

Verbo

Esempio: “We identified key problems.”

Sinonimi: recognize, detect

Antonimi: miss

intricate

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system relies on an intricate set of permissions.”