Vocabolario

upset

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She was upset after the argument.”

Sinonimi: sad, disturbed

Antonimi: calm, happy

parochial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”

Sinonimi: narrow, local

Antonimi: global

fabricate

Verbo

Esempio: “He fabricated the story.”

Sinonimi: invent, make up

Antonimi: verify

abundance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Sinonimi: plenty, wealth

Antonimi: scarcity

euphoria

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The victory created euphoria.”

Sinonimi: joy, excitement

Antonimi: despair

denounce

Verbo

Esempio: “The minister denounced corruption.”

Sinonimi: condemn, criticize

Antonimi: praise

contrive

Verbo

Esempio: “They contrived a clever solution.”

Sinonimi: devise, create

Antonimi: destroy

subsist

Verbo

Esempio: “Some families subsist on very little money.”

Sinonimi: survive, live

Antonimi: prosper

opulent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They stayed in an opulent hotel.”

Sinonimi: luxurious, rich

Antonimi: poor

nascent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Sinonimi: emerging, developing

Antonimi: mature

insular

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company had an insular culture.”

Sinonimi: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonimi: open-minded

milieu

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He grew up in an academic milieu.”

Sinonimi: environment, setting

Antonimi: isolation

jargon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Sinonimi: technical language, terminology

Antonimi: plain language

accrue

Verbo

Esempio: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Antonimi: decrease

hoist

Verbo

Esempio: “They hoisted the flag.”

Sinonimi: raise, lift

Antonimi: lower

hitch

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Sinonimi: problem, obstacle

Antonimi: smoothness

ethos

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Honesty is part of the school’s ethos.”

Sinonimi: values, spirit

Antonimi: corruption

brood

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: worry, dwell

Antonimi: forget

intellect

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a strong intellect.”

Sinonimi: intelligence, mind

Antonimi: stupidity

inclusive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The school has an inclusive policy.”

Sinonimi: welcoming, open to all

Antonimi: exclusive

dependent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The result is dependent on the data.”

Sinonimi: reliant, controlled by

Antonimi: independent

vertical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Draw a vertical line.”

Sinonimi: upright

Antonimi: horizontal

oversee

Verbo

Esempio: “The director will oversee the project.”

Sinonimi: supervise, manage

Antonimi: ignore

liaison

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She works as a liaison between two departments.”

Sinonimi: contact person, link

Antonimi: barrier

evoke

Verbo

Esempio: “This song can evoke strong memories.”

Sinonimi: bring out, call up

Antonimi: suppress

supervisor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My supervisor checked the report.”

Sinonimi: manager, boss

Antonimi: trainee

retirement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Sinonimi: leaving work, pension age

Antonimi: employment

shipping

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Shipping is free today.”

Sinonimi: delivery, transport

Antonimi: pickup

download

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The download is complete.”

Sinonimi: file transfer

Antonimi: upload

welfare

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The program supports child welfare.”

Sinonimi: well-being, support

Antonimi: hardship

vitamin

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Vitamin D is important.”

Sinonimi: nutrient

Antonimi: toxin

ceiling

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”

Sinonimi: top of room

Antonimi: floor

cabinet

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

Sinonimi: cupboard, storage unit

Antonimi: open shelf

mathematics

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Mathematics is useful.”

Sinonimi: math

Antonimi: literature

specialist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We need a specialist.”

Sinonimi: expert, professional

Antonimi: beginner

profession

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Teaching is a useful profession.”

Sinonimi: job, occupation

Antonimi: hobby

biography

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I read his biography.”

Sinonimi: life story

Antonimi: fiction

marriage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Their marriage is happy.”

Sinonimi: union, wedding relationship

Antonimi: divorce

delivery

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The delivery is fast.”

Sinonimi: shipment, transport

Antonimi: pickup

analysis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The analysis is useful.”

Sinonimi: study, examination

Antonimi: guess

protest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was a protest in the city.”

Sinonimi: demonstration, objection

Antonimi: support

career

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She wants a career in medicine.”

Sinonimi: profession, work life

Antonimi: unemployment

stove

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The soup is on the stove.”

Sinonimi: cooker

Antonimi: fridge

staff

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The staff is friendly.”

Sinonimi: employees, team

Antonimi: customers

spoon

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Eat soup with a spoon.”

Sinonimi: eating tool

Antonimi: fork

crowd

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Sinonimi: group, many people

Antonimi: single person

chest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He has pain in his chest.”

Sinonimi: upper body

Antonimi: back

angel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child looks like an angel.”

Sinonimi: heavenly being

Antonimi: devil

intelligence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Sinonimi: smartness, mental ability

Antonimi: stupidity

association

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The association helps students.”

Sinonimi: organization, group

Antonimi: separation

occupation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What is your occupation?”

Sinonimi: job, profession

Antonimi: unemployment

advantage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good English is an advantage.”

Sinonimi: benefit, plus

Antonimi: disadvantage

cup

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This cup is clean.”

Sinonimi: mug, glass

Antonimi: plate

supermarket

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I buy food at the supermarket.”

Sinonimi: market, store

Antonimi: home

sentence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Write one sentence.”

Sinonimi: phrase, statement

Antonimi: word

resource

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This website is a useful resource.”

Sinonimi: material

vocational

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: career-oriented, technical

Antonimi: academic, general

resounding

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The proposal received resounding support.”

Sinonimi: emphatic, overwhelming

Antonimi: weak, muted

redundancy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Sinonimi: superfluity, repetition

Antonimi: necessity, economy

recuperate

Verbo

Esempio: “He went to the countryside to recuperate.”

Sinonimi: recover, heal

Antonimi: decline, worsen

presuppose

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: assume, take for granted

Antonimi: question, doubt

ostensible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Sinonimi: apparent, supposed

Antonimi: real, genuine

ecotourism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Sinonimi: sustainable tourism

Antonimi: mass tourism

divination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “In ancient cultures, divination was often linked to religion.”

Sinonimi: fortune-telling, prophecy

Antonimi: reason, science

depressive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The novel has a depressive atmosphere from beginning to end.”

Sinonimi: gloomy, bleak

Antonimi: uplifting, cheerful

unoccupied

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Sinonimi: vacant, empty

Antonimi: occupied, full

unenviably

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: awkwardly, unpleasantly

Antonimi: admirably, comfortably

unassisted

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He completed the task unassisted.”

Sinonimi: independently, alone

Antonimi: assisted, helped

structural

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The bridge had serious structural problems.”

Sinonimi: architectural, framework-related

Antonimi: surface, cosmetic

relinquish

Verbo

Esempio: “He refused to relinquish control.”

Sinonimi: give up, surrender

Antonimi: keep, retain

provisions

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Sinonimi: terms, supplies

Antonimi: omissions, shortages

profoundly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”

Sinonimi: deeply, greatly

Antonimi: slightly, superficially

privileged

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She grew up in a privileged environment.”

Sinonimi: advantaged, favored

Antonimi: underprivileged, disadvantaged

insightful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”

Sinonimi: perceptive, thoughtful

Antonimi: superficial, shallow

domination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”

Sinonimi: control, supremacy

Antonimi: submission, equality

dispensary

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”

Sinonimi: clinic, pharmacy

Antonimi:

continuity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good leadership provides continuity during change.”

Sinonimi: consistency, flow

Antonimi: break, disruption

conformity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Sinonimi: uniformity, obedience

Antonimi: individuality, nonconformity

cleverness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His cleverness helped solve the problem quickly.”

Sinonimi: intelligence, smartness

Antonimi: stupidity, dullness

antiquated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Sinonimi: outdated, obsolete

Antonimi: modern, up-to-date