Vocabolario

Esempio: “I want a single ticket.”

Sinonimi: one

Antonimi: double

anthology

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The book is an anthology of poems.”

Sinonimi: collection, compilation

Antonimi: single work

verbatim

Avverbio

C1Avverbio

Esempio: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”

Sinonimi: word for word, exactly

Antonimi: approximately

rhetoric

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Sinonimi: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonimi: silence

calamity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Sinonimi: disaster, catastrophe

Antonimi: blessing

allusion

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: reference, hint

Antonimi: direct statement

corpus

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We trained the model on a large corpus.”

Sinonimi: collection, dataset

Antonimi: single text

agency

Sostantivo

B2Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agency manages advertising.”

Sinonimi: organization, office

Antonimi: individual

qualm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Sinonimi: doubt, hesitation

Antonimi: certainty

landscape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Sinonimi: scenery, view

Antonimi: city interior

aesthetic

Aggettivo

B2Aggettivo

Esempio: “The design has strong aesthetic value.”

Sinonimi: artistic, visual

Antonimi: ugly

dominant

Aggettivo

B2Aggettivo

Esempio: “This company is dominant in the market.”

Sinonimi: leading, powerful

Antonimi: weak

pharmacist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”

Sinonimi: drugstore specialist

Antonimi: patient

catalog

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Look at the product catalog.”

Sinonimi: list, directory

Antonimi: single item

agriculture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Sinonimi: farming

Antonimi: industry

nutrition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good nutrition is important.”

Sinonimi: diet, food intake

Antonimi: malnutrition

conflict

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The conflict lasted many years.”

Sinonimi: disagreement, fight

Antonimi: peace

formula

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Learn this formula.”

Sinonimi: rule, equation

Antonimi: guess

crowd

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Sinonimi: group, many people

Antonimi: single person

chess

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I like to play chess.”

Sinonimi: board game

Antonimi: football

lamp

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp is on the table.”

Sinonimi: light

Antonimi: darkness

accident

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was an accident on the street.”

Sinonimi: crash, incident

Antonimi: safety

person

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He is a good person.”

Sinonimi: human, individual

Antonimi: animal

remorseful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Sinonimi: sorry, repentant

Antonimi: unrepentant, defiant

melancholy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Sinonimi: sad, wistful

Antonimi: joyful, cheerful

figurative

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonimi: literal, direct

disdainful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He gave a disdainful look and walked away.”

Sinonimi: contemptuous, scornful

Antonimi: respectful, admiring

unenviable

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: unpleasant, awkward

Antonimi: enviable, desirable

staggering

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Sinonimi: astonishing, enormous

Antonimi: modest, ordinary

engrossing

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Sinonimi: absorbing, captivating

Antonimi: boring, dull

traumatic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The accident was a traumatic experience.”

Sinonimi: disturbing, shocking

Antonimi: comforting, healing

startling

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Sinonimi: surprising, shocking

Antonimi: ordinary, expected

sarcastic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His sarcastic reply upset everyone.”

Sinonimi: mocking, ironic

Antonimi: sincere, kind

revealing

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The interview was revealing and emotional.”

Sinonimi: informative, exposing

Antonimi: concealing, secretive

damn

Interiezione

B2Interiezione

Esempio: “Damn, I forgot my keys again.”

Sinonimi: curse

Antonimi: bless

ow

Interiezione

B2Interiezione

Esempio: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Sinonimi: ouch

Antonimi:

chemotherapy

Sostantivo

B2Sostantivo

Esempio: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Sinonimi: cancer treatment

Antonimi:

herd

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A herd of cows was crossing the road.”

Sinonimi: group of animals

Antonimi: single animal

even

Avverbio

B1Avverbio

Esempio: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”

Sinonimi: also, flat

Antonimi: uneven

calm

Aggettivo

B1Aggettivo

Esempio: “Try to stay calm during the exam.”

Sinonimi: peaceful, relaxed

Antonimi: nervous, angry

ski

Verbo

B1Verbo

Esempio: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Sinonimi: winter sport

Antonimi:

gee

Interiezione

B1Interiezione

Esempio: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Sinonimi: wow, gosh

Antonimi:

telecommunications

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: communication technology

Antonimi:

unemployment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Unemployment is rising in some regions.”

Sinonimi: joblessness

Antonimi: employment

windsurfing

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Windsurfing is popular on this beach in summer.”

Sinonimi: water sport

Antonimi:

sweat

Verbo

A2Verbo

Esempio: “I started to sweat after running.”

Sinonimi: perspire

Antonimi: freeze

print

Verbo

A2Verbo

Esempio: “Can you print this document for me?”

Sinonimi: publish, produce on paper

Antonimi: delete

might

Verbo

A2Verbo

Esempio: “It might rain later.”

Sinonimi: may, possibly

Antonimi: definitely

dizzy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.”

Sinonimi: light-headed

Antonimi: steady

crisp

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The apples are fresh and crisp.”

Sinonimi: crunchy

Antonimi: soft

brave

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was brave of her to speak the truth.”

Sinonimi: courageous

Antonimi: cowardly

awful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The weather was awful all day.”

Sinonimi: terrible, very bad

Antonimi: wonderful

with

Preposizione

A1Preposizione

Esempio: “I am going with my sister.”

Sinonimi: together with

Antonimi: without

well

Aggettivo

A1Aggettivo

Esempio: “She can sing very well.”

Sinonimi: nicely

Antonimi: badly

pair

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Sinonimi: two, set

Antonimi: single

once

Avverbio

A1Avverbio

Esempio: “I go there once a week.”

Sinonimi: one time

Antonimi: twice

utilization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Sinonimi: use, deployment

Antonimi: waste, neglect

unpromising

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Sinonimi: discouraging, bleak

Antonimi: promising, hopeful

testimonial

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The website features customer testimonials on its homepage.”

Sinonimi: endorsement, recommendation

Antonimi: criticism, complaint

selectivity

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

provocation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The statement was seen as a deliberate provocation.”

Sinonimi: incitement, taunt

Antonimi: appeasement, calm

lamentation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The poem is a lamentation for a lost world.”

Sinonimi: mourning, grief

Antonimi: celebration, rejoicing

equilibrium

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: balance, stability

Antonimi: imbalance, instability

primitively

Avverbio

C1Avverbio

Esempio: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Sinonimi: crudely, basically

Antonimi: sophisticatedly, refinedly

pleasurable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Sinonimi: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonimi: painful, unpleasant

fanatically

Avverbio

C1Avverbio

Esempio: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Sinonimi: obsessively, extremely

Antonimi: moderately, reasonably

explanatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Sinonimi: clarifying, interpretive

Antonimi: confusing, obscure

disquieting

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The report contained several disquieting findings.”

Sinonimi: disturbing, worrying

Antonimi: reassuring, comforting

conditional

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Their support was conditional on further reforms.”

Sinonimi: dependent, provisional

Antonimi: unconditional, absolute

unsettling

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Sinonimi: disturbing, disquieting

Antonimi: comforting, reassuring

unscathing

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The review was surprisingly unscathing despite the film’s flaws.”

Sinonimi: mild, lenient

Antonimi: scathing, harsh

edit

Verbo

B2Verbo

Esempio: “Please edit the document before sending it.”

Sinonimi: revise, modify

Antonimi: leave unchanged

sigh

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Sinonimi: breathe out deeply

Antonimi: cheer

ness

suffix

B1suffix

Esempio: “The suffix "ness" turns an adjective into a noun.”

Sinonimi: noun suffix

Antonimi:

idol

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The singer became an idol for many teenagers.”

Sinonimi: hero, role model

Antonimi: critic

ending

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Sinonimi: finish, conclusion

Antonimi: beginning

choice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Sinonimi: option, selection

Antonimi: lack of choice

throw

Verbo

A1Verbo

Esempio: “Do not throw the paper on the floor.”

Sinonimi: toss

Antonimi: catch

interrogative

Aggettivo