Vocabolario

sure

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Are you sure about your answer?”

Sinonimi: certain

Antonimi: unsure

austerity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Sinonimi: strictness, frugality

Antonimi: luxury

punitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The court imposed punitive measures.”

Sinonimi: punishing, disciplinary

Antonimi: forgiving

perverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Sinonimi: contrary, twisted

Antonimi: normal

succumb

Verbo

Esempio: “He did not succumb to pressure.”

Sinonimi: yield, give in

Antonimi: resist

spatial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The test measures spatial ability.”

Sinonimi: space-related

Antonimi: temporal

rebuke

Verbo

Esempio: “The teacher rebuked the student.”

Sinonimi: criticize, scold

Antonimi: praise

poise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She answered with poise.”

Sinonimi: composure, balance

Antonimi: panic

recreation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The park is used for recreation.”

Sinonimi: relaxation, leisure

Antonimi: work

pet

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have a pet.”

Sinonimi: animal, companion animal

Antonimi: wild animal

ruler

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”

pressurize

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Sinonimi: coerce, pressure

Antonimi: relieve, ease

indulgence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Sinonimi: luxury, leniency

Antonimi: restraint, discipline

formidably

Avverbio

Esempio: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Sinonimi: powerfully, impressively

Antonimi: weakly, poorly

floodgates

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

estimation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My estimation of the cost was too low.”

Sinonimi: calculation, assessment

Antonimi: fact, measurement

compulsion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Sinonimi: urge, pressure

Antonimi: choice, freedom

cope

Verbo

Esempio: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”

Sinonimi: manage, deal with

Antonimi: fail, collapse

tan

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”

Sinonimi: brown skin from sun

Antonimi: pale

sag

Verbo

Esempio: “The old roof began to sag.”

Sinonimi: droop, sink

Antonimi: rise, tighten

rub

Verbo

Esempio: “Rub your hands together to stay warm.”

Sinonimi: massage, wipe

Antonimi: leave alone

ph

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pH of the water was tested in the lab.”

Sinonimi: acidity level

Antonimi:

antipollution

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Sinonimi: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonimi: polluting

firm

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She gave me a firm handshake.”

Sinonimi: strong, solid

Antonimi: soft, weak

gap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”

Sinonimi: space, opening

Antonimi: connection, closure

scale

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This map has a useful scale.”

Sinonimi: measure, size system

Antonimi:

meter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The table is one meter long.”

Sinonimi: measure unit

Antonimi:

check

Verbo

Esempio: “Please check your answers again.”

Sinonimi: look over, verify

Antonimi: ignore

vindication

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Sinonimi: justification, exoneration

Antonimi: condemnation, disproof

puritanical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Sinonimi: strict, moralistic

Antonimi: permissive, liberal

indulgently

Avverbio

Esempio: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”

Sinonimi: leniently, tolerantly

Antonimi: strictly, severely

pleasurable

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonimi: painful, unpleasant

dose

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take one dose of the medicine every morning.”

Sinonimi: portion, amount

Antonimi: overdose

mass

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The mass of the object is hard to measure exactly.”

Sinonimi: bulk, quantity

Antonimi: emptiness

weigh

Verbo

Esempio: “How much does this bag weigh?”

Sinonimi: measure weight

Antonimi: ignore weight

enjoy

Verbo

Esempio: “I enjoy reading in the evening.”

Sinonimi: like, take pleasure in

Antonimi: dislike

angry

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was angry about the delay.”

Sinonimi: mad, upset

Antonimi: calm, happy

confabulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Under pressure, he drifted into confabulation and filled gaps with fiction.”

Sinonimi: fabrication

Antonimi: accuracy

phenomenally

Avverbio

Esempio: “The team performed phenomenally under pressure.”

Sinonimi: exceptionally

Antonimi: poorly

occupational

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Occupational stress is common in high-pressure roles.”

Sinonimi: work-related

ounce

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

force

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They used force to open the door.”

Sinonimi: power

Antonimi: weakness

fluid

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Drink plenty of fluids when you are sick.”

Sinonimi: liquid

Antonimi: solid

equal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Everyone should have equal rights.”

Sinonimi: same

Antonimi: unequal

angle

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Draw a right angle.”

vote

Verbo

Esempio: “Citizens vote in elections.”

Sinonimi: choose

concern

Verbo

Esempio: “This concerns me.”

Sinonimi: worry

Antonimi: reassure

certain

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am certain about it.”

Sinonimi: sure

Antonimi: uncertain

weight

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What is your weight?”

hiking

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We go hiking on Sundays.”

Sinonimi: walking trip

pressurization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Cabin pressurization is vital during flights.”

Sinonimi: compression

Antonimi: decompression

proud

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is proud of her work.”

Sinonimi: pleased

Antonimi: ashamed

happy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am happy today.”

Sinonimi: glad

Antonimi: sad

robust

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

alleviate

Verbo

Esempio: “The new policy alleviated pressure on the support team.”

measure

/ˈmeʒər/

Esempio: “We measure performance monthly.”

Sinonimi: standard, assess, appraise

ensure

/ɪnˈʃʊr/

Esempio: “Ensure everyone understands.”

Sinonimi: ascertain, control, assure

confident

/ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/

Esempio: “She feels confident about the exam.”

Sinonimi: positive, cocksure, bold

Antonimi: unconfident

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Esempio: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Sinonimi: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonimi: cheer, chirk up, cheer up

size

/saɪz/

Esempio: “What size do you need?”

Sinonimi: sized, sizing, size of it

time

/taɪm/

Esempio: “What time is it?”

Sinonimi: clip, meter, clock