Vocabolario

restaurant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We had dinner at a restaurant.”

restorative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”

Sinonimi: reviving

Antonimi: depleting

restoration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The restoration of the historic building took years.”

Sinonimi: renewal

Antonimi: destruction

restrict

/rɪˈstrɪkt/

Esempio: “They restricted access.”

Sinonimi: restrain, curb, curtail

Antonimi: derestrict

apprehend

Verbo

Esempio: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Sinonimi: arrest, capture

Antonimi: release

mystique

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Sinonimi: aura, charm

Antonimi: plainness

insular

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company had an insular culture.”

Sinonimi: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonimi: open-minded

adverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Sinonimi: negative, harmful

Antonimi: favorable

accrue

Verbo

Esempio: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Antonimi: decrease

loan

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He took a loan from the bank.”

Sinonimi: credit, borrowed money

Antonimi: saving

ecosystem

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The forest is an ecosystem.”

Sinonimi: natural system

Antonimi: dead environment

pharmacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pharmacy is near the clinic.”

Sinonimi: drugstore

Antonimi: restaurant

physics

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Physics is an interesting subject.”

Sinonimi: science of nature

Antonimi: art

menu

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please give me the menu.”

Sinonimi: food list

Antonimi: bill

interest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have an interest in music.”

Sinonimi: curiosity, attention

Antonimi: boredom

regulatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The industry faces strict regulatory controls.”

Sinonimi: controlling, governing

Antonimi: unregulated, free

indulgence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Sinonimi: luxury, leniency

Antonimi: restraint, discipline

histrionic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Sinonimi: dramatic, theatrical

Antonimi: restrained, calm

floodgates

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

monotonous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Sinonimi: repetitive, dull

Antonimi: varied, interesting

demolition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”

Sinonimi: destruction, teardown

Antonimi: construction, restoration

constraint

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Sinonimi: restriction, limitation

Antonimi: freedom, liberty

adjustable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The chair has an adjustable backrest.”

Sinonimi: flexible, modifiable

Antonimi: fixed, rigid

unmusical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He admits he is completely unmusical.”

Sinonimi: tone-deaf

Antonimi: musical, melodic

tediously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The report was tediously long.”

Sinonimi: boringly, wearisomely

Antonimi: engagingly, interestingly

refurbish

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Sinonimi: renovate, restore

Antonimi: damage, neglect

owl

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We heard an owl in the forest.”

Sinonimi: night bird

Antonimi:

deforestation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Deforestation harms wildlife and the climate.”

Sinonimi: forest clearing

Antonimi: reforestation

fair

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Sinonimi: just, reasonable

Antonimi: unfair

dull

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Sinonimi: boring, blunt

Antonimi: interesting, sharp

bore

Verbo

Esempio: “Long speeches bore me.”

Sinonimi: tire, make uninterested

Antonimi: interest, excite

bond

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The experience created a strong bond between them.”

Sinonimi: connection, tie

Antonimi: distance, break

nap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I took a short nap after lunch.”

Sinonimi: doze, rest

Antonimi: work, wakefulness

lie

Verbo

Esempio: “Please lie down and rest.”

Sinonimi: rest, falsehood

Antonimi: stand, truth

fix

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you fix this broken lamp?”

Sinonimi: repair, mend

Antonimi: break

relax

Verbo

Esempio: “I like to relax after work.”

Sinonimi: rest, calm down

Antonimi: stress

bored

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Sinonimi: uninterested, tired of

Antonimi: interested, excited

selectivity

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

resuscitate

Verbo

Esempio: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”

Sinonimi: revive, restore consciousness

Antonimi: kill, extinguish

painstaking

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”

Sinonimi: meticulous, careful

Antonimi: careless, hasty

materialism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel criticizes modern materialism.”

Sinonimi: consumerism, worldliness

Antonimi: spirituality, idealism

equilibrium

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Sinonimi: balance, stability

Antonimi: imbalance, instability

constrained

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Sinonimi: restricted, limited

Antonimi: free, unrestricted

prohibitive

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: excessive, restrictive

Antonimi: affordable, permissive

nondescript

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Sinonimi: unremarkable, plain

Antonimi: distinctive, memorable

degradation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: deterioration, decline

Antonimi: improvement, restoration

confinement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Sinonimi: restriction, imprisonment

Antonimi: freedom, release

atmospheric

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The lighting gave the restaurant an atmospheric feel.”

Sinonimi: evocative, moody

Antonimi: bland, plain

deer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We saw a deer near the forest road.”

Sinonimi: wild animal

Antonimi:

mend

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you mend this old shirt?”

Sinonimi: repair, fix

Antonimi: damage, tear

sleep

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I need more sleep these days.”

Sinonimi: rest

Antonimi: wakefulness

stultifyingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The process was stultifyingly rigid and killed initiative.”

Sinonimi: oppressively

Antonimi: liberatingly

resuscitation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The project needed resuscitation after the funding collapsed.”

Sinonimi: revival

Antonimi: abandonment

proprietorial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”

Sinonimi: possessive

Antonimi: collaborative

unencumbered

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He felt unencumbered by deadlines after leaving the role.”

Sinonimi: unburdened

Antonimi: burdened

recuperative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Sleep is the most reliably recuperative habit we have.”

Sinonimi: restorative

Antonimi: depleting

recuperation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: recovery

Antonimi: decline

muscle-bound

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Sinonimi: buff

Antonimi: slender

refurbishment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The hotel reopened after a major refurbishment.”

Sinonimi: renovation

Antonimi: neglect

refreshingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The talk was refreshingly honest.”

Sinonimi: pleasantly

monotonously

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke monotonously, and the audience lost interest.”

Sinonimi: dully

Antonimi: lively

collaborator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She’s a long-term collaborator on my research projects.”

Sinonimi: partner

Antonimi: opponent

reassurance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A short message of reassurance helped her regain confidence.”

Sinonimi: comfort

Antonimi: doubt

ridge

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We walked along the ridge at sunset.”

Sinonimi: crest

leash

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Keep your dog on a leash here.”

Sinonimi: lead

kneel

Verbo

Esempio: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Sinonimi: go down on one knee

Antonimi: stand

inert

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Sinonimi: inactive

Antonimi: active

limit

Verbo

Esempio: “I try to limit sugar.”

Sinonimi: restrict

Antonimi: increase

human

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Every human needs rest.”

Sinonimi: person

fancy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They had dinner at a fancy restaurant.”

Sinonimi: luxurious

Antonimi: simple

eager

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am eager to start the project.”

Sinonimi: excited

Antonimi: unwilling

comet

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We saw a comet in the sky.”

pursue

Verbo

Esempio: “She wants to pursue a new career.”

Sinonimi: follow

Antonimi: quit

sunday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I rest on Sunday.”

boring

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This film is boring.”

Sinonimi: dull

Antonimi: interesting

topic

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This topic is interesting.”

Sinonimi: subject

tired

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am tired today.”

Sinonimi: sleepy, exhausted

Antonimi: energetic

preservationist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The preservationist campaigned to protect forests.”

Sinonimi: conservationist

Antonimi: developer

euphemistically

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: indirectly

Antonimi: bluntly

presupposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument rests on a flawed presupposition.”

Sinonimi: assumption

Antonimi: conclusion