Vocabolario

hindsight

Sostantivo

Esempio: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”

Sinonimi: retrospection

Antonimi: foresight

cognitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Sinonimi: mental, intellectual

Antonimi: physical

eminent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Sinonimi: distinguished, famous

Antonimi: unknown

repute

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The university is of high repute.”

Sinonimi: reputation, standing

Antonimi: disgrace

rapport

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The teacher built rapport with the students.”

Sinonimi: connection, trust

Antonimi: distance

tradition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is an old tradition.”

Sinonimi: custom, practice

Antonimi: innovation

knowledge

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Knowledge helps people grow.”

Sinonimi: understanding, information

Antonimi: ignorance

leg

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My leg is strong.”

Sinonimi: limb

Antonimi: arm

review

Verbo

Esempio: “Review your notes before the test.”

Sinonimi: check

philistine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Sinonimi: boor, uncultured person

Antonimi: connoisseur, cultured person

mediocrity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Sinonimi: ordinariness, average quality

Antonimi: excellence, brilliance

comprehension

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Reading comprehension improves with practice.”

Sinonimi: understanding, grasp

Antonimi: confusion

misunderstanding

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: confusion, mistake

Antonimi: understanding, clarity

dizzy

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: light-headed

Antonimi: steady

rudimentary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

Sinonimi: basic

Antonimi: advanced

gross

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: serious

Antonimi: minor

notwithstanding

/ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/

Esempio: “Notwithstanding the cost, we proceeded.”

Sinonimi: nonetheless, nevertheless, withal