Vocabulário

cause

Verbo

Exemplo: “Stress can cause headaches.”

Sinônimos: reason, make happen

Antônimos: prevent

engender

Verbo

Exemplo: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Sinônimos: cause, produce

Antônimos: prevent

seismic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The region has seismic activity.”

Sinônimos: earthquake-related

Antônimos: stable

prolong

Verbo

Exemplo: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Sinônimos: extend, lengthen

Antônimos: shorten

kinetic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Sinônimos: motion-related

Antônimos: static

diffuse

Verbo

Exemplo: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Sinônimos: spread, disperse

Antônimos: concentrate

induce

Verbo

Exemplo: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Sinônimos: cause, trigger

Antônimos: prevent

provoke

Verbo

Exemplo: “His words may provoke anger.”

Sinônimos: trigger, cause

Antônimos: calm

trauma

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Sinônimos: shock, injury

Antônimos: healing

render

Verbo

Exemplo: “The error can render the software useless.”

Sinônimos: make, produce

Antônimos: preserve

redundancy

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: superfluity, repetition

Antônimos: necessity, economy

proverbial

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Sinônimos: well-known, famous

Antônimos: unfamiliar, unusual

procedural

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Sinônimos: formal, process-related

Antônimos: substantive, informal

laryngitis

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”

Sinônimos: throat inflammation

Antônimos:

dissension

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The policy caused dissension within the party.”

Sinônimos: discord, disagreement

Antônimos: harmony, unity

perpetuate

Verbo

Exemplo: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Sinônimos: maintain, continue

Antônimos: end, eliminate

viciously

Advérbio

Exemplo: “The animal attacked viciously.”

Sinônimos: cruelly, ferociously

Antônimos: gently, kindly

startling

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Sinônimos: surprising, shocking

Antônimos: ordinary, expected

cure

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Doctors are looking for a cure for the disease.”

Sinônimos: heal, remedy

Antônimos: cause, worsen

clog

Verbo

Exemplo: “Hair can clog the drain.”

Sinônimos: block, jam

Antônimos: clear

tan

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: brown skin from sun

Antônimos: pale

jam

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: preserve, blockage

Antônimos: clear road

dull

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Sinônimos: boring, blunt

Antônimos: interesting, sharp

bust

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The business went bust after one year.”

Sinônimos: break, collapse

Antônimos: succeed, repair

bore

Verbo

Exemplo: “Long speeches bore me.”

Sinônimos: tire, make uninterested

Antônimos: interest, excite

misunderstanding

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: confusion, mistake

Antônimos: understanding, clarity

spill

Verbo

Exemplo: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Sinônimos: pour out by accident

Antônimos: save

shade

Substantivo

Exemplo: “We sat in the shade under a tree.”

Sinônimos: shadow

Antônimos: sunlight

cover

Verbo

Exemplo: “Clouds covered the sun.”

Sinônimos: hide, protect

Antônimos: uncover

bored

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Sinônimos: uninterested, tired of

Antônimos: interested, excited

annoy

Verbo

Exemplo: “Loud music can annoy the neighbors.”

Sinônimos: bother, irritate

Antônimos: please

sick

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “He stayed home because he was sick.”

Sinônimos: ill

Antônimos: healthy

need

Verbo

Exemplo: “We need help now.”

Sinônimos: require

Antônimos: have enough

tranquilize

Verbo

Exemplo: “The animal had to be tranquilized before treatment.”

Sinônimos: sedate, calm

Antônimos: stimulate, agitate

resuscitate

Verbo

Exemplo: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”

Sinônimos: revive, restore consciousness

Antônimos: kill, extinguish

disseminate

Verbo

Exemplo: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Sinônimos: circulate, spread

Antônimos: suppress, withhold

crystallize

Verbo

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

Sinônimos: solidify, clarify

Antônimos: blur, dissolve

abhorrently

Advérbio

Exemplo: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”

Sinônimos: repulsively, detestably

Antônimos: admirably, decently

malfunction

Substantivo

Exemplo: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Sinônimos: breakdown, failure

Antônimos: proper operation, function

fanatically

Advérbio

Exemplo: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Sinônimos: obsessively, extremely

Antônimos: moderately, reasonably

fear

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

Sinônimos: terror, anxiety

Antônimos: courage

tear

Verbo

Exemplo: “Be careful not to tear the paper.”

Sinônimos: rip, drop from eye

Antônimos: mend, repair

soul

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Music can touch the soul.”

Sinônimos: spirit

Antônimos: body

sore

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Sinônimos: painful, tender

Antônimos: healthy

melt

Verbo

Exemplo: “Ice begins to melt in the sun.”

Sinônimos: liquefy

Antônimos: freeze

limp

Verbo

Exemplo: “He began to limp after the match.”

Sinônimos: walk unevenly

Antônimos: walk normally

hurt

Verbo

Exemplo: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”

Sinônimos: injure, harm

Antônimos: heal

effect

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The medicine had a quick effect.”

Sinônimos: result, impact

Antônimos: cause

bother

Verbo

Exemplo: “Sorry to bother you so late.”

Sinônimos: disturb, annoy

Antônimos: comfort

hurry

Verbo

Exemplo: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Sinônimos: rush

Antônimos: delay

gravitational

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Gravitational forces shape the motion of planets.”

Sinônimos: gravity-related

consternation

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The announcement caused consternation across the industry.”

Sinônimos: dismay

Antônimos: reassurance

detrimentally

Advérbio

Exemplo: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Sinônimos: harmfully

Antônimos: beneficially

complementary

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”

Sinônimos: supplementary

Antônimos: conflicting

anticlimactic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”

Sinônimos: underwhelming

Antônimos: dramatic

unmanageable

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”

Sinônimos: out of control

Antônimos: manageable

remorsefully

Advérbio

Exemplo: “He apologized remorsefully for the harm he caused.”

Sinônimos: regretfully

Antônimos: remorselessly

stressfully

Advérbio

Exemplo: “The negotiation ended stressfully, with no clear outcome.”

Sinônimos: tensely

Antônimos: calmly

startlingly

Advérbio

Exemplo: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”

Sinônimos: shockingly

prick

Verbo

Exemplo: “I pricked my finger on a needle.”

Sinônimos: pierce

glare

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”

Sinônimos: glare/brightness

furor

Substantivo

Exemplo: “His comment caused a public furor.”

Sinônimos: uproar

Antônimos: calm

loyal

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “A loyal friend supports you.”

Sinônimos: faithful

Antônimos: betraying

drown

Verbo

Exemplo: “He almost drowned in the river.”

because

Conjunção

Exemplo: “I am happy because it is Friday.”

Sinônimos: since

reason

Substantivo

Exemplo: “What is the reason?”

Sinônimos: cause

lonely

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “I feel lonely today.”

Sinônimos: alone

Antônimos: together

spark

Verbo

Exemplo: “The idea sparked interest.”

Sinônimos: ignite

Antônimos: extinguish

since

Preposição

Exemplo: “I have lived here since 2015.”

Sinônimos: because

Antônimos: until

quake

Verbo

Exemplo: “The ground began to quake.”

Sinônimos: shake

Antônimos: steady

destroy

Verbo

Exemplo: “The fire destroyed the house.”

Sinônimos: ruin

Antônimos: build

latent

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The conflict had latent causes.”

Sinônimos: hidden, dormant

Antônimos: overt

wonder

Verbo

Exemplo: “I wonder what will happen.”

Sinônimos: think, question

Antônimos: know

result

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The result was positive.”

Sinônimos: outcome, effect

Antônimos: cause

safe

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The area is safe at night.”

Sinônimos: secure

Antônimos: dangerous

contentious

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The decision to pivot was contentious inside the team.”

controversy

/ˈkɑːntrəvɝːsi/

Exemplo: “The decision caused controversy.”

Sinônimos: contention, tilt, argument

outcome

/ˈaʊtkʌm/

Exemplo: “The outcome was positive.”

Sinônimos: issue, consequence, effect

consequence

/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/

Exemplo: “Every action has consequences.”

Sinônimos: issue, effect, outcome

Antônimos: inconsequence