Vocabolario

serve

Verbo

Esempio: “They serve lunch from noon to two.”

Sinonimi: provide, help

Antonimi: ignore

posterity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We preserve history for posterity.”

Sinonimi: future generations

Antonimi: ancestors

archetype

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The hero is an archetype in literature.”

Sinonimi: model, prototype

Antonimi: variation

angst

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinonimi: anxiety, worry

Antonimi: calm

render

Verbo

Esempio: “The error can render the software useless.”

Sinonimi: make, produce

Antonimi: preserve

inspector

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The inspector checked the building.”

Sinonimi: examiner, checker

Antonimi: worker

transport

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Public transport is cheap.”

Sinonimi: vehicle system

Antonimi: walking

fence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The fence is high.”

Sinonimi: barrier, wall

Antonimi: gate

salt

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add some salt.”

Sinonimi: seasoning

Antonimi: sugar

resource

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This website is a useful resource.”

Sinonimi: material

inducement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bonus served as an inducement to stay.”

Sinonimi: incentive, motivation

Antonimi: deterrent, discouragement

ecotourism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Sinonimi: sustainable tourism

Antonimi: mass tourism

exuberance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Sinonimi: enthusiasm, energy

Antonimi: gloom, reserve

withdrawn

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

Sinonimi: reserved, isolated

Antonimi: outgoing, open

testament

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her career is a testament to hard work.”

Sinonimi: proof, evidence

Antonimi: disproof, denial

talkative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Sinonimi: chatty, loquacious

Antonimi: silent, reserved

jam

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Sinonimi: preserve, blockage

Antonimi: clear road

headquarters

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Sinonimi: main office, central office

Antonimi: branch

bar

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We met at a small bar near the station.”

Sinonimi: pub, rod

Antonimi:

refreshments

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Refreshments were served after the meeting.”

Sinonimi: snacks, drinks

Antonimi:

trick

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The magician showed us a clever trick.”

Sinonimi: move, deception

Antonimi: truth

taciturnity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Sinonimi: reserve, reticence

Antonimi: talkativeness, loquacity

ludicrously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The apartment was ludicrously expensive for its size.”

Sinonimi: absurdly, ridiculously

Antonimi: reasonably, sensibly

immortalize

Verbo

Esempio: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”

Sinonimi: preserve forever, commemorate

Antonimi: erase, forget

usual

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We met at the usual place.”

Sinonimi: normal, regular

Antonimi: unusual

surreptitious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”

Sinonimi: covert

Antonimi: open

exhibitionist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”

Sinonimi: show-off

Antonimi: reserved

naval

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He served in the naval forces.”

Sinonimi: marine

juror

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The juror listened carefully to the evidence.”

Sinonimi: jury member

mourn

Verbo

Esempio: “People mourn the loss of a loved one.”

Sinonimi: grieve

Antonimi: celebrate

telescopically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The stars were observed telescopically.”

Sinonimi: optically

Antonimi:

incentive

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bonus served as an incentive to improve performance.”

taciturn

/ˈtæsɪtɝːn/

Esempio: “He is taciturn in public.”

Sinonimi: reticent, buttoned-up, untalkative

Antonimi: voluble

integrity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Data integrity must be preserved during migrations.”

Sinonimi: wholeness, unity

consume

/kənˈsuːm/

Esempio: “We consume less energy now.”

Sinonimi: have, take, down

Antonimi: refrain, abstain, desist