Vocabolario

which

Pronome

Esempio: “Which book do you want?”

Sinonimi: what

contagion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Sinonimi: infection, spread

Antonimi: immunity

deficit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Sinonimi: shortage, lack

Antonimi: surplus

conduit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The platform is a conduit for information.”

Sinonimi: channel, pipe

Antonimi: barrier

mechanism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

Sinonimi: system, process

Antonimi: randomness

premise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument is based on a false premise.”

Sinonimi: assumption, basis

Antonimi: conclusion

counter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Pay at the counter.”

Sinonimi: desk, service table

Antonimi: floor

data

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The data is important.”

Sinonimi: information, facts

Antonimi: guess

immigration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Immigration rules can change.”

Sinonimi: moving to a country

Antonimi: emigration

insurance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Sinonimi: protection plan

Antonimi: risk

deadline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The deadline is tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: due date

Antonimi: extension

career

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She wants a career in medicine.”

Sinonimi: profession, work life

Antonimi: unemployment

earth

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The Earth goes around the sun.”

Sinonimi: planet, world

Antonimi: space

pronunciation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Sinonimi: speech sound, way of saying

Antonimi: misspelling

information

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I need more information.”

Sinonimi: data, details

Antonimi: ignorance

birthday

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Today is my birthday.”

Sinonimi: birth date

Antonimi: death day

indiscrete

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Sinonimi: imprudent, careless

Antonimi: discreet, careful

emulsifier

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The recipe includes an emulsifier to keep the mixture smooth.”

Sinonimi: stabilizer

Antonimi:

uniformity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Sinonimi: consistency, sameness

Antonimi: variety, diversity

suspension

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The player faced suspension after the incident.”

Sinonimi: pause, temporary ban

Antonimi: continuation, reinstatement

somersault

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.”

Sinonimi: flip, acrobat turn

Antonimi:

sketchbook

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She always carries a sketchbook in her bag.”

Sinonimi: drawing pad

Antonimi:

shortlist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her name was added to the final shortlist.”

Sinonimi: selected list

Antonimi: long list, rejection

jam

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Sinonimi: preserve, blockage

Antonimi: clear road

impressionist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Monet was a famous impressionist painter.”

Sinonimi: artist of impressionism

Antonimi:

anchorperson

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Sinonimi: news presenter, host

Antonimi: guest

rap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He likes old-school rap music.”

Sinonimi: hip-hop, tap sharply

Antonimi: classical music

aim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

track

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The runners were on the track.”

Sinonimi: path, trail

Antonimi:

what

Pronome

Esempio: “What is your name?”

Sinonimi: which thing

Antonimi:

equilibrium

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Sinonimi: balance, stability

Antonimi: imbalance, instability

soil

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: earth, ground

Antonimi: air

sleep

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I need more sleep these days.”

Sinonimi: rest

Antonimi: wakefulness

marketability

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

Sinonimi: sellability

Antonimi: unappeal

disparagingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”

Sinonimi: scornfully

Antonimi: respectfully

condensation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Condensation formed on the glass as the room warmed up.”

Sinonimi: moisture buildup

sarcastically

Avverbio

Esempio: “She answered sarcastically, which made things worse.”

Sinonimi: ironically

Antonimi: sincerely

occupational

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: work-related

radar

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The plane appeared on the radar.”

flute

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She plays the flute in a band.”

delay

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Sinonimi: postpone

Antonimi: hurry

contest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I won a contest.”

Sinonimi: competition

chronologically

Avverbio

Esempio: “Events were arranged chronologically.”

Sinonimi: sequentially

Antonimi: randomly

proud

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is proud of her work.”

Sinonimi: pleased

Antonimi: ashamed

pause

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She took a short pause.”

Sinonimi: break

Antonimi: continue

threshold

/ˈθreʃhoʊld/

Esempio: “We passed the profitability threshold.”

Sinonimi: verge, limen, brink

notion

/ˈnoʊʃən/

Esempio: “I reject the notion that success is luck.”

Sinonimi: feeling, belief, impression

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Esempio: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Sinonimi: deliberate, contend, consider

environment

/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

Esempio: “We should protect the environment.”

Sinonimi: surround, surroundings, environs

name

/neɪm/

Esempio: “My name is Anna.”

Sinonimi: epithet, constitute, call