Vocabolario

pee

Verbo

Esempio: “The child said he needed to pee.”

Sinonimi: urinate

Antonimi:

rhetoric

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Sinonimi: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonimi: silence

president

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The president gave a speech.”

Sinonimi: leader, head of state

Antonimi: citizen

pronunciation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Sinonimi: speech sound, way of saying

Antonimi: misspelling

mom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My mom is kind.”

Sinonimi: mother

Antonimi: dad

dad

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My dad is at work.”

Sinonimi: father

Antonimi: mom

language

Sostantivo

Esempio: “English is an international language.”

Sinonimi: speech, tongue

Antonimi: silence

indiscrete

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Sinonimi: imprudent, careless

Antonimi: discreet, careful

figurative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The phrase is figurative, not literal.”

Sinonimi: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonimi: literal, direct

profoundly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”

Sinonimi: deeply, greatly

Antonimi: slightly, superficially

decomposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Sinonimi: decay, breakdown

Antonimi: growth

bore

Verbo

Esempio: “Long speeches bore me.”

Sinonimi: tire, make uninterested

Antonimi: interest, excite

per

Preposizione

Esempio: “The speed limit is sixty miles per hour.”

Sinonimi: for each

Antonimi:

speed

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: pace, rate

Antonimi: slowness

frank

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”

Sinonimi: honest, direct

Antonimi: secretive, dishonest

unsurpassed

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”

Sinonimi: unmatched, peerless

Antonimi: inferior, surpassed

ponderously

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonimi: lightly, gracefully

dumb

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Sinonimi: stupid, speechless

Antonimi: smart

rush

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinonimi: hurry, move quickly

Antonimi: delay, slow down

pace

Sostantivo

Esempio: “You should work at your own pace.”

Sinonimi: speed, rate

Antonimi: delay

voice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I recognized her voice immediately.”

Sinonimi: sound, tone

Antonimi: silence

decentralize

Verbo

Esempio: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Sinonimi: distribute

Antonimi: centralize

articulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her articulation of the problem made the solution obvious.”

Sinonimi: expression

Antonimi: confusion

polite

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is very polite.”

Sinonimi: courteous

Antonimi: rude

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Esempio: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Sinonimi: monologue

controversy

/ˈkɑːntrəvɝːsi/

Esempio: “The decision caused controversy.”

Sinonimi: contention, tilt, argument

discuss

/dɪˈskʌs/

Esempio: “Let’s discuss this after lunch.”

Sinonimi: discourse, talk about, talk over

argument

/ˈɑːɡjumənt/

Esempio: “They had an argument about money.”

Sinonimi: contention, tilt, contestation

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Esempio: “Please speak slowly.”

Sinonimi: tardily, easy, slow

Antonimi: apace, rapidly, speedily