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charm

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She has a natural charm.”

Sinônimos: attraction

mystique

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Sinônimos: aura, charm

Antônimos: plainness

allegory

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: symbolic story

Antônimos: literal story

arduous

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “It was an arduous journey.”

Sinônimos: difficult, demanding

Antônimos: easy

temper

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He has a quick temper.”

Sinônimos: mood, temperament

Antônimos: calmness

diversity

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Diversity can strengthen a team.”

Sinônimos: variety, difference

Antônimos: uniformity

integral

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Trust is an integral part of teamwork.”

Sinônimos: essential, necessary

Antônimos: optional

linear

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The chart shows linear growth.”

Sinônimos: straight, sequential

Antônimos: nonlinear

supervisor

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My supervisor checked the report.”

Sinônimos: manager, boss

Antônimos: trainee

payment

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The payment was successful.”

Sinônimos: paying, transaction

Antônimos: refund

zone

Substantivo

Exemplo: “This is a quiet zone.”

Sinônimos: area, region

Antônimos: center

personality

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She has a strong personality.”

Sinônimos: character, nature

Antônimos: facelessness

calendar

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The calendar is on the wall.”

precocious

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Sinônimos: advanced, gifted

Antônimos: immature, slow-developing

melancholy

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Sinônimos: sad, wistful

Antônimos: joyful, cheerful

laryngitis

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: throat inflammation

Antônimos:

ingratiate

Verbo

Exemplo: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”

Sinônimos: charm, curry favor

Antônimos: alienate, offend

histrionic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Sinônimos: dramatic, theatrical

Antônimos: restrained, calm

depressive

Adjetivo

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

Sinônimos: gloomy, bleak

Antônimos: uplifting, cheerful

screenplay

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She wrote the screenplay for the film.”

Sinônimos: script

Antônimos:

methodical

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “She took a methodical approach to the experiment.”

Sinônimos: systematic, organized

Antônimos: chaotic, careless

demography

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Demography helps explain population change.”

Sinônimos: population study

Antônimos:

ant

Substantivo

Exemplo: “An ant was carrying a tiny piece of food.”

Sinônimos: insect

Antônimos:

frank

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”

Sinônimos: honest, direct

Antônimos: secretive, dishonest

armed

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The guard was armed for safety.”

Sinônimos: equipped with weapons

Antônimos: unarmed

patronizing

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Her patronizing tone irritated the audience.”

Sinônimos: condescending, superior

Antônimos: respectful, humble

painstaking

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”

Sinônimos: meticulous, careful

Antônimos: careless, hasty

ignominious

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The minister made an ignominious exit from office.”

Sinônimos: shameful, disgraceful

Antônimos: honorable, glorious

belligerent

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Sinônimos: hostile, combative

Antônimos: peaceful, conciliatory

allegorical

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The poem is widely read as an allegorical account of political oppression.”

Sinônimos: symbolic, figurative

Antônimos: literal, direct

nondescript

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Sinônimos: unremarkable, plain

Antônimos: distinctive, memorable

impersonate

Verbo

Exemplo: “It is illegal to impersonate a police officer.”

Sinônimos: imitate, pose as

Antônimos: reveal identity, be oneself

beguilingly

Advérbio

Exemplo: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”

Sinônimos: charmingly, captivatingly

Antônimos: repulsively, harshly

plug

Verbo

Exemplo: “Please plug in the charger.”

Sinônimos: connect, stopper

Antônimos: unplug

loud

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The music was too loud to talk.”

Sinônimos: noisy, strong

Antônimos: quiet, soft

figure

Substantivo

Exemplo: “That figure in the chart shows our growth.”

Sinônimos: number, shape

Antônimos: detail

philanthropic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “They created a philanthropic fund with strict oversight.”

Sinônimos: charitable

Antônimos: self-serving

inexorability

Substantivo

Exemplo: “There was an inexorability to the decline once trust was lost.”

Sinônimos: inevitability

Antônimos: avoidability

proportional

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The response must be proportional to the risk.”

Sinônimos: commensurate

Antônimos: disproportionate

philanthropy

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Philanthropy is most effective when paired with accountability.”

Sinônimos: charity

Antônimos: selfishness

eccentricity

Substantivo

Exemplo: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”

Sinônimos: quirkiness

Antônimos: conventionality

antithetical

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”

Sinônimos: opposed

Antônimos: compatible

recognizable

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “His voice is instantly recognizable.”

Sinônimos: identifiable

Antônimos: unrecognizable

symptomatic

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The delays are symptomatic of deeper management problems.”

Sinônimos: indicative

protagonist

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The protagonist changes dramatically by the end of the novel.”

Sinônimos: main character

Antônimos: antagonist

rural

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “Rural areas often have fewer services.”

Sinônimos: countryside

Antônimos: urban

needy

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The charity helps needy families.”

Sinônimos: poor

Antônimos: wealthy

moral

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “It’s a moral responsibility to tell the truth.”

Sinônimos: ethical

Antônimos: immoral

mercy

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He begged for mercy.”

Sinônimos: compassion

Antônimos: cruelty

exalt

Verbo

Exemplo: “The article exalted him as a hero.”

Sinônimos: praise

Antônimos: criticize

humid

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The air is humid in summer.”

Sinônimos: moist

Antônimos: dry

exact

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “What is the exact time?”

Sinônimos: precise

Antônimos: approximate

alike

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The two brothers look alike.”

Sinônimos: similar

Antônimos: different

philanthropist

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Sinônimos: benefactor

Antônimos: miser

demographically

Advérbio

Exemplo: “The region changed demographically.”

Sinônimos: statistically

Antônimos:

spray

Verbo

Exemplo: “She sprayed perfume.”

Sinônimos: scatter

Antônimos: collect

noisy

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The cafe is noisy.”

Sinônimos: loud

Antônimos: quiet

friendly

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The staff is friendly.”

Sinônimos: kind

Antônimos: unfriendly

precise

/prɪˈsaɪs/

Exemplo: “Be precise when you describe the issue.”

Sinônimos: meticulous, dead, fine

Antônimos: imprecise

manage

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

Exemplo: “She manages a small team.”

Sinônimos: contend, handle, grapple

Antônimos: fail

expensive

/ɪkˈspensɪv/

Exemplo: “That restaurant is expensive.”

Sinônimos: costly, overpriced, pricy

Antônimos: cheap, inexpensive