Vocabolario

consign

Verbo

Esempio: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Sinonimi: deliver, entrust

Antonimi: keep

scenario

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This scenario is possible.”

Sinonimi: situation, case

Antonimi: certainty

emergency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Sinonimi: crisis, urgent situation

Antonimi: normal situation

unenviably

Avverbio

Esempio: “He was unenviably placed between two angry groups.”

Sinonimi: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonimi: admirably, comfortably

contextual

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

Sinonimi: situational, related to context

Antonimi: isolated, decontextualized

jam

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: preserve, blockage

Antonimi: clear road

yet

Avverbio

Esempio: “I have not finished yet.”

Sinonimi: so far, still

Antonimi: already

given

Preposizione

Esempio: “Given the weather, we stayed home.”

Sinonimi: provided, considering

Antonimi: taken away

role

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has an important role in the play.”

Sinonimi: part

Antonimi:

rely

Verbo

Esempio: “You can rely on her in difficult situations.”

Sinonimi: depend, trust

Antonimi: doubt

adjust

Verbo

Esempio: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Sinonimi: adapt, change slightly

Antonimi: keep unchanged

sorry

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am sorry for being late.”

Sinonimi: apologetic

Antonimi: unapologetic

incongruously

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke incongruously softly in the middle of an argument.”

Sinonimi: oddly

Antonimi: appropriately

delay

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Sinonimi: postpone

Antonimi: hurry

remain

Verbo

Esempio: “Please remain calm.”

Sinonimi: stay

Antonimi: leave

handle

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you handle this task?”

Sinonimi: manage

Antonimi: fail

matter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It doesn’t matter.”

Sinonimi: be important

would

Verbo

Esempio: “Would you like some tea?”

Sinonimi: would like

incongruous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

Sinonimi: inappropriate, odd

Antonimi: appropriate

perspective

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Try to see it from my perspective.”

Sinonimi: viewpoint, angle

Antonimi: ignorance

understand

Verbo

Esempio: “I understand the situation.”

Sinonimi: realize, see

Antonimi: misunderstand

realize

Verbo

Esempio: “I realized my mistake.”

Sinonimi: understand, see

Antonimi: ignore

paradox

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Esempio: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Sinonimi: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Esempio: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Sinonimi: improve, meliorate, better

Antonimi: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

Esempio: “These are preliminary results.”

Sinonimi: overture, prelude, exploratory

exacerbate

Verbo

Esempio: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”

Sinonimi: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

Antonimi: ameliorate, improve, meliorate

whereas

/werˈæz/

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

factor

/ˈfæktər/

Esempio: “Cost is an important factor.”

Sinonimi: component, element, agent

challenge

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

Esempio: “Learning a new language is a challenge.”

Sinonimi: dispute, gainsay, take exception