Vocabolario

special

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Today is a special day.”

Sinonimi: important

Antonimi: ordinary

specialist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We need a specialist.”

Sinonimi: expert, professional

Antonimi: beginner

diligent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a diligent student.”

Sinonimi: hardworking, careful

Antonimi: lazy

artifice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Sinonimi: trick, deception

Antonimi: honesty

venture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The new venture attracted investors.”

Sinonimi: enterprise, project

Antonimi: safe routine

emulate

Verbo

Esempio: “Young artists emulate their teachers.”

Sinonimi: imitate, copy

Antonimi: ignore

arduous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was an arduous journey.”

Sinonimi: difficult, demanding

Antonimi: easy

jargon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Sinonimi: technical language, terminology

Antonimi: plain language

poise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She answered with poise.”

Sinonimi: composure, balance

Antonimi: panic

knack

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a knack for languages.”

Sinonimi: talent, skill

Antonimi: inability

pharmacist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”

Sinonimi: drugstore specialist

Antonimi: patient

enterprise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The enterprise creates software.”

Sinonimi: company, business

Antonimi: individual

conference

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: meeting, event

Antonimi: private talk

addiction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Addiction can damage health.”

Sinonimi: dependence

Antonimi: freedom

tuition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “University tuition is expensive.”

Sinonimi: education fee

Antonimi: scholarship

analyst

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The analyst studied the data.”

Sinonimi: researcher, specialist

Antonimi: beginner

immigration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Immigration rules can change.”

Sinonimi: moving to a country

Antonimi: emigration

department

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She works in the sales department.”

Sinonimi: division, section

Antonimi: whole company

property

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This house is my property.”

Sinonimi: ownership, asset

Antonimi: debt

document

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sign the document.”

Sinonimi: paper, file

Antonimi: verbal agreement

chemical

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This chemical is dangerous.”

Sinonimi: substance

Antonimi: natural material

lecture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Sinonimi: talk, lesson

Antonimi: break

area

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This area is quiet.”

Sinonimi: place, zone

Antonimi: point

psychologist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The psychologist talked to the student.”

Sinonimi: therapist, mental health specialist

Antonimi: patient

accident

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: crash, incident

Antonimi: safety

vocational

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Vocational training can lead directly to employment.”

Sinonimi: career-oriented, technical

Antonimi: academic, general

virtuosity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Sinonimi: mastery, brilliance

Antonimi: clumsiness, mediocrity

torrential

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Sinonimi: heavy, pouring

Antonimi: light, gentle

precocious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Sinonimi: advanced, gifted

Antonimi: immature, slow-developing

unenviable

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: unpleasant, awkward

Antonimi: enviable, desirable

fiendishly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Sinonimi: extremely, devilishly

Antonimi: easily, simply

versatile

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This tool is versatile enough for many tasks.”

Sinonimi: adaptable, flexible

Antonimi: limited, specialized

stylistic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The two authors differ in stylistic choices.”

Sinonimi: artistic, expressive

Antonimi: content-based, plain

speculate

Verbo

Esempio: “It is useless to speculate without evidence.”

Sinonimi: guess, theorize

Antonimi: know, verify

cozy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”

Sinonimi: comfortable, warm

Antonimi: cold, uncomfortable

bony

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The dog looked thin and bony.”

Sinonimi: skinny, thin

Antonimi: fleshy

paw

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The dog lifted its paw.”

Sinonimi: animal foot

Antonimi: hand

ox

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ox pulled the cart across the field.”

Sinonimi: farm animal

Antonimi:

rid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Sinonimi: remove, clear away

Antonimi: keep

off

Avverbio

Esempio: “Please turn off the lights.”

Sinonimi: away, not on

Antonimi: on

jog

Verbo

Esempio: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Sinonimi: run slowly

Antonimi: walk

gay

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He said openly that he is gay.”

Sinonimi: homosexual

Antonimi: straight

bat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He hit the ball with a bat.”

Sinonimi: club

Antonimi:

encyclopedia

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: reference book

Antonimi:

sweat

Verbo

Esempio: “I started to sweat after running.”

Sinonimi: perspire

Antonimi: freeze

stuff

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have too much stuff in my bag.”

Sinonimi: things, objects

Antonimi: nothing

shape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What shape is the table?”

Sinonimi: form

Antonimi:

power

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The storm cut the power in our area.”

Sinonimi: energy, strength

Antonimi: weakness

annoy

Verbo

Esempio: “Loud music can annoy the neighbors.”

Sinonimi: bother, irritate

Antonimi: please

admit

Verbo

Esempio: “He finally admitted that he was wrong.”

Sinonimi: accept, confess

Antonimi: deny

wish

Verbo

Esempio: “I wish you a happy birthday.”

Sinonimi: hope, want

Antonimi: dislike

requisition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The supplies were seized under military requisition.”

Sinonimi: claim, official request

Antonimi: release, return

portraiture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Sinonimi: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonimi: landscape art

hypothesize

Verbo

Esempio: “Scientists hypothesize that the climate was once much wetter.”

Sinonimi: theorize, speculate

Antonimi: verify, confirm

domesticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Sinonimi: home life, household life

Antonimi: adventure, public life

prohibitive

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: excessive, restrictive

Antonimi: affordable, permissive

persecution

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Sinonimi: oppression, harassment

Antonimi: protection, tolerance

hibernation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Bears enter hibernation during the winter months.”

Sinonimi: winter sleep, dormancy

Antonimi: wakefulness, activity

connoisseur

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He is a connoisseur of classical music.”

Sinonimi: expert, specialist

Antonimi: novice, amateur

blockbuster

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”

Sinonimi: hit, smash success

Antonimi: flop, failure

vast

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The desert covered a vast area.”

Sinonimi: enormous, extensive

Antonimi: small, limited

sore

Aggettivo

Esempio: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Sinonimi: painful, tender

Antonimi: healthy

soil

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: earth, ground

Antonimi: air

huge

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Sinonimi: enormous, very large

Antonimi: tiny, small

bother

Verbo

Esempio: “Sorry to bother you so late.”

Sinonimi: disturb, annoy

Antonimi: comfort

noise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I heard a strange noise outside.”

Sinonimi: sound, disturbance

Antonimi: silence

mommy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Mommy made breakfast for us.”

Sinonimi: mom

Antonimi:

daddy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Daddy is coming home soon.”

Sinonimi: dad

Antonimi:

unexceptional

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The first draft was competent but unexceptional.”

Sinonimi: ordinary

Antonimi: remarkable

magnanimously

Avverbio

Esempio: “She magnanimously credited the team for the success.”

Sinonimi: generously

Antonimi: pettily

polysyllabic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Sinonimi: multi-syllable

Antonimi: monosyllabic

psychiatrist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The psychiatrist recommended a treatment plan.”

Sinonimi: mental-health doctor

manipulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”

Sinonimi: influence

Antonimi: honesty

extravagance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “In a crisis, extravagance can damage public trust.”

Sinonimi: excess

Antonimi: frugality

conservatory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She studied piano at the conservatory.”

Sinonimi: music school

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

rebel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Sinonimi: insurgent

picky

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is picky about food quality.”

Sinonimi: fussy

Antonimi: easygoing

mimic

Verbo

Esempio: “He mimicked her accent as a joke.”

Sinonimi: imitate

Antonimi: original

gross

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: serious

Antonimi: minor