Vocabolario

refer

Verbo

Esempio: “Please refer to page ten.”

Sinonimi: mention, point to

Antonimi: ignore

allusion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The poem contains an allusion to history.”

Sinonimi: reference, hint

Antonimi: direct statement

oblique

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Sinonimi: indirect, slanted

Antonimi: direct

allude

Verbo

Esempio: “He did not allude to the problem.”

Sinonimi: hint, refer indirectly

Antonimi: state clearly

citation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add a citation to your essay.”

Sinonimi: reference, source note

Antonimi: plagiarism

intelligence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Sinonimi: smartness, mental ability

Antonimi: stupidity

denotation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”

Sinonimi: literal meaning, direct reference

Antonimi: connotation, implication

eco

prefix

Esempio: “Many people now prefer eco products.”

Sinonimi: green, environmental

Antonimi: polluting

encyclopedia

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We used an encyclopedia to find the answer.”

Sinonimi: reference book

Antonimi:

when

Congiunzione

Esempio: “When do you go to school?”

Sinonimi: at what time

Antonimi:

they

Pronome

Esempio: “They are my best friends.”

Sinonimi: those people

Antonimi: we

them

Pronome

Esempio: “I can help them with homework.”

Sinonimi: those people

Antonimi: us

type

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What type of music do you prefer?”

Sinonimi: kind, category

Antonimi: individual case

soil

Sostantivo

Esempio: “These plants grow well in rich soil.”

Sinonimi: earth, ground

Antonimi: air

link

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please send me the link to the article.”

Sinonimi: connection, URL

Antonimi: disconnection

retrospection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “In retrospection, the warning signs were obvious.”

Sinonimi: hindsight

Antonimi: foresight

predilection

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a predilection for minimalist design.”

Sinonimi: preference

Antonimi: aversion

mythological

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Sinonimi: legendary

Antonimi: historical

psychiatric

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The patient was referred for a psychiatric evaluation.”

Sinonimi: mental-health related

index

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use the index to find the topic quickly.”

Sinonimi: list

vote

Verbo

Esempio: “Citizens vote in elections.”

Sinonimi: choose

rather

Avverbio

Esempio: “I would rather stay home.”

Sinonimi: preferably

prefer

Verbo

Esempio: “I prefer tea to coffee.”

Sinonimi: like better

latter

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I like tea and coffee; the latter is better.”

Sinonimi: second

Antonimi: former

where

Congiunzione

Esempio: “Where is my phone?”

Sinonimi: in what place

euphemistically

Avverbio

Esempio: “He euphemistically referred to layoffs as “restructuring.””

Sinonimi: indirectly

Antonimi: bluntly

favorite

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Blue is my favorite color.”

Sinonimi: preferred

Antonimi: least favorite

whereas

/werˈæz/

Esempio: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

same

/seɪm/

Esempio: “We have the same book.”

Sinonimi: corresponding, like, equivalent

Antonimi: different, other, unequal