Vocabolario

whose

Pronome

Esempio: “Whose bag is this?”

Sinonimi: belonging to whom

allegory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel is an allegory of power.”

Sinonimi: symbolic story

Antonimi: literal story

floodgates

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

recessive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The trait is controlled by a recessive gene.”

Sinonimi: latent, non-dominant

Antonimi: dominant

breadwinner

Sostantivo

Esempio: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Sinonimi: provider, earner

Antonimi: dependent

ending

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Sinonimi: finish, conclusion

Antonimi: beginning

resuscitation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The project needed resuscitation after the funding collapsed.”

Sinonimi: revival

Antonimi: abandonment

octogenarian

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Sinonimi: eighty-year-old

teacher

/ˈtiːtʃər/

Esempio: “The teacher is kind.”

Sinonimi: instructor