Vocabolario

take

Verbo

Esempio: “Please take your coat with you.”

Sinonimi: grab, carry

Antonimi: leave, give

apprehend

Verbo

Esempio: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Sinonimi: arrest, capture

Antonimi: release

artifact

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Sinonimi: object, relic

Antonimi: natural object

detract

Verbo

Esempio: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

Sinonimi: reduce, diminish

Antonimi: enhance

prone

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Sinonimi: likely, inclined

Antonimi: unlikely

brood

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Sinonimi: worry, dwell

Antonimi: forget

annex

Verbo

Esempio: “The empire tried to annex the territory.”

Sinonimi: take over, attach

Antonimi: release

scrutiny

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision is under public scrutiny.”

Sinonimi: inspection, careful examination

Antonimi: neglect

exploit

Verbo

Esempio: “Some companies exploit cheap labor.”

Sinonimi: use unfairly, take advantage of

Antonimi: protect

learning

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Learning English takes time.”

Sinonimi: study, education

Antonimi: forgetting

project

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We finished the project.”

Sinonimi: plan, task

Antonimi: routine

development

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Development takes time.”

Sinonimi: growth, progress

Antonimi: decline

nutrition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good nutrition is important.”

Sinonimi: diet, food intake

Antonimi: malnutrition

ambulance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Call an ambulance.”

Sinonimi: emergency vehicle

Antonimi: taxi

thief

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The thief stole a bag.”

Sinonimi: robber, criminal

Antonimi: guard

elevator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Sinonimi: lift

Antonimi: stairs

bath

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I take a bath at night.”

Sinonimi: wash, bathtub

Antonimi: shower

medicine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take this medicine.”

Sinonimi: drug, pill

Antonimi: poison

parent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A parent takes care of a child.”

Sinonimi: mother, father

Antonimi: child

classroom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The students are in the classroom.”

Sinonimi: class

presuppose

Verbo

Esempio: “The argument presupposes that the data are accurate.”

Sinonimi: assume, take for granted

Antonimi: question, doubt

infallibly

Avverbio

Esempio: “She can infallibly spot a fake.”

Sinonimi: perfectly, unfailingly

Antonimi: mistakenly, imperfectly

infallible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “No leader is infallible.”

Sinonimi: faultless, unerring

Antonimi: fallible, mistaken

headstrong

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Sinonimi: stubborn, willful

Antonimi: obedient, flexible

wed

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to wed in June.”

Sinonimi: marry

Antonimi: divorce

tip

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Here is a useful tip for learning faster.”

Sinonimi: hint, suggestion

Antonimi: mistake

sue

Verbo

Esempio: “They decided to sue the company.”

Sinonimi: take legal action

Antonimi: settle privately

heal

Verbo

Esempio: “It takes time for a broken bone to heal.”

Sinonimi: recover, cure

Antonimi: injure, hurt

grab

Verbo

Esempio: “He grabbed his coat and ran outside.”

Sinonimi: seize, take quickly

Antonimi: release

misunderstanding

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: confusion, mistake

Antonimi: understanding, clarity

steal

Verbo

Esempio: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Sinonimi: take illegally

Antonimi: return, give

silly

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a silly mistake.”

Sinonimi: foolish, funny

Antonimi: serious, wise

relax

Verbo

Esempio: “I like to relax after work.”

Sinonimi: rest, calm down

Antonimi: stress

marry

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to marry next summer.”

Sinonimi: wed

Antonimi: divorce

given

Preposizione

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

Sinonimi: provided, considering

Antonimi: taken away

fault

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It was not my fault.”

Sinonimi: blame, mistake

Antonimi: success, virtue

error

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is an error in this sentence.”

Sinonimi: mistake

Antonimi: correctness

step

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take one step forward.”

Sinonimi: move

Antonimi: stop

requisition

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: claim, official request

Antonimi: release, return

crystallize

Verbo

Esempio: “Her views began to crystallize after months of debate.”

Sinonimi: solidify, clarify

Antonimi: blur, dissolve

dumb

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Sinonimi: stupid, speechless

Antonimi: smart

dose

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: portion, amount

Antonimi: overdose

link

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Please send me the link to the article.”

Sinonimi: connection, URL

Antonimi: disconnection

lead

Verbo

Esempio: “She will lead the new project team.”

Sinonimi: guide, direct

Antonimi: follow

huge

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: enormous, very large

Antonimi: tiny, small

common

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is a common mistake among beginners.”

Sinonimi: usual, shared

Antonimi: rare, uncommon

enjoy

Verbo

Esempio: “I enjoy reading in the evening.”

Sinonimi: like, take pleasure in

Antonimi: dislike

catch

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you catch the ball?”

Sinonimi: grab

Antonimi: miss

bring

Verbo

Esempio: “Please bring your notebook tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: carry

Antonimi: take away

recuperation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Full recuperation may take months, not weeks.”

Sinonimi: recovery

Antonimi: decline

echolocation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Bats navigate in darkness using echolocation.”

Sinonimi: sonar navigation

persuasively

Avverbio

Esempio: “He argued persuasively for a simpler solution.”

Sinonimi: convincingly

Antonimi: unconvincingly

enterprising

Aggettivo

Esempio: “An enterprising team can turn constraints into advantage.”

Sinonimi: resourceful

Antonimi: passive

voluntarily

Avverbio

Esempio: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Sinonimi: willingly

Antonimi: reluctantly

spontaneous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a spontaneous decision to take the trip.”

Sinonimi: impulsive

Antonimi: planned

rebel

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: insurgent

haunt

Verbo

Esempio: “The mistake continued to haunt her.”

Sinonimi: torment

Antonimi: relieve

gross

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: serious

Antonimi: minor

fatal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A small mistake can be fatal in this job.”

Sinonimi: deadly

Antonimi: harmless

fetch

Verbo

Esempio: “Could you fetch me some water?”

Sinonimi: bring

Antonimi: take

choke

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful so you don’t choke on food.”

Sinonimi: suffocate

blame

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Sinonimi: accuse

Antonimi: praise

arise

Verbo

Esempio: “Problems can arise at any time.”

Sinonimi: appear

adopt

Verbo

Esempio: “They decided to adopt a child.”

Sinonimi: take in

adapt

Verbo

Esempio: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”

Sinonimi: adjust

breathe

Verbo

Esempio: “Breathe slowly.”

Sinonimi: take air

Antonimi: hold breath

happen

Verbo

Esempio: “What happened here?”

Sinonimi: occur

excuse

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Sinonimi: sorry

Antonimi: blame

stake

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He has a stake in the company.”

Sinonimi: share

Antonimi:

realize

Verbo

Esempio: “I realized my mistake.”

Sinonimi: understand, see

Antonimi: ignore

egregious

/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

Esempio: “That was an egregious mistake.”

Sinonimi: conspicuous, flagrant, obvious

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvər/

Esempio: “They deliver food to our office.”

Sinonimi: render, present, cede

avoid

/əˈvɔɪd/

Esempio: “Try to avoid making the same mistake.”

Sinonimi: void, obviate, nullify

Antonimi: face, validate, confront

careful

/ˈkerfəl/

Esempio: “Be careful with the hot tea.”

Sinonimi: deliberate, close, conscientious

Antonimi: careless

return

/rɪˈtɝːn/

Esempio: “I want to return this shirt.”

Sinonimi: yield, render, issue

drink

/drɪŋk/

Esempio: “Drink some water.”

Sinonimi: imbibe, pledge, swallow