Vocabulário

nostalgia

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Sinônimos: longing, sentimentality

Antônimos: forgetfulness

mystique

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Sinônimos: aura, charm

Antônimos: plainness

corpse

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The police found a corpse.”

Sinônimos: dead body

Antônimos: living person

remit

Substantivo

Exemplo: “This issue is outside my remit.”

Sinônimos: responsibility, scope

Antônimos: irrelevance

angst

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinônimos: anxiety, worry

Antônimos: calm

dependent

Adjetivo

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

Sinônimos: reliant, controlled by

Antônimos: independent

comprise

Verbo

Exemplo: “The course comprises ten lessons.”

Sinônimos: include, contain

Antônimos: exclude

vicious

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “It was a vicious attack.”

Sinônimos: cruel, violent

Antônimos: kind

liaison

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: contact person, link

Antônimos: barrier

legacy

Substantivo

Exemplo: “His legacy is still important today.”

Sinônimos: heritage, inheritance

Antônimos: new beginning

evoke

Verbo

Exemplo: “This song can evoke strong memories.”

Sinônimos: bring out, call up

Antônimos: suppress

retirement

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: leaving work, pension age

Antônimos: employment

programmer

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The programmer fixed the website.”

Sinônimos: developer, coder

Antônimos: nontechnical user

volunteer

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She works as a volunteer.”

Sinônimos: helper

Antônimos: paid worker

therapist

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Sinônimos: doctor, counselor

Antônimos: patient

presenter

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The presenter introduced the guest.”

Sinônimos: host, speaker

Antônimos: audience

immigrant

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The immigrant found a new job.”

Sinônimos: newcomer, migrant

Antônimos: native

collector

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The collector bought an old stamp.”

Sinônimos: gatherer

Antônimos: seller

applicant

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinônimos: candidate, person applying

Antônimos: reviewer

operator

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The operator answered the phone.”

Sinônimos: telephone operator, switchboard operator

official

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The official answered the question.”

Sinônimos: officer, authority

Antônimos: private citizen

employer

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The employer offered a job.”

Sinônimos: company, boss

Antônimos: employee

contract

Substantivo

Exemplo: “We signed a contract.”

Sinônimos: agreement, deal

Antônimos: cancellation

trainer

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The trainer explained the exercise.”

Sinônimos: coach, instructor

Antônimos: trainee

pension

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Sinônimos: retirement money

Antônimos: salary

user

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The user opened the website.”

Sinônimos: customer, person

Antônimos: admin

examination

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The examination is difficult.”

Sinônimos: exam, test

Antônimos: lesson

biography

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I read his biography.”

Sinônimos: life story

Antônimos: fiction

assistant

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Sinônimos: helper, aide

Antônimos: leader

violence

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Violence is never a good answer.”

Sinônimos: force, aggression

Antônimos: peace

property

Substantivo

Exemplo: “This house is my property.”

Sinônimos: ownership, asset

Antônimos: debt

consumer

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The consumer wants a better product.”

Sinônimos: buyer, customer

Antônimos: producer

lecture

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Sinônimos: talk, lesson

Antônimos: break

artist

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The artist painted a picture.”

Sinônimos: painter, creator

Antônimos: viewer

staff

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The staff is friendly.”

Sinônimos: employees, team

Antônimos: customers

crowd

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: group, many people

Antônimos: single person

agent

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The agent called me.”

Sinônimos: representative

Antônimos: client

salt

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Add some salt.”

Sinônimos: seasoning

Antônimos: sugar

quiz

Substantivo

Exemplo: “We have a quiz today.”

Sinônimos: test, short exam

Antônimos: lesson

drug

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The doctor gave me a drug.”

Sinônimos: medicine, medication

Antônimos: poison

personality

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She has a strong personality.”

Sinônimos: character, nature

Antônimos: facelessness

vocabulary

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I want to improve my vocabulary.”

Sinônimos: word list, words

Antônimos: silence

director

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The director is in the office.”

Sinônimos: manager, leader

Antônimos: employee

beginner

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I am a beginner in English.”

Sinônimos: learner, new student

Antônimos: expert

home

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I am at home.”

Sinônimos: house, place to live

Antônimos: office

body

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Exercise is good for the body.”

Sinônimos: physical form

Antônimos: mind

mom

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My mom is kind.”

Sinônimos: mother

Antônimos: dad

job

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I have a new job.”

Sinônimos: work, position

Antônimos: unemployment

fan

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Turn on the fan.”

Sinônimos: ventilator

Antônimos: heater

dad

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My dad is at work.”

Sinônimos: father

Antônimos: mom

age

Substantivo

Exemplo: “What is your age?”

Sinônimos: years, time of life

Antônimos: youth

medicine

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Take this medicine.”

Sinônimos: drug, pill

Antônimos: poison

birthday

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Today is my birthday.”

Sinônimos: birth date

Antônimos: death day

person

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He is a good person.”

Sinônimos: human, individual

Antônimos: animal

daughter

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Their daughter is happy.”

Sinônimos: girl child

Antônimos: son

sister

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My sister is young.”

Sinônimos: sibling

Antônimos: brother

brother

Substantivo

Exemplo: “I have one brother.”

Sinônimos: sibling

Antônimos: sister

father

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My father is at home.”

Sinônimos: dad, parent

Antônimos: mother

mother

Substantivo

Exemplo: “My mother is kind.”

Sinônimos: mom, mum

Antônimos: father

template

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Use this template for new lessons.”

Sinônimos: pattern

sofa

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The cat is on the sofa.”

Sinônimos: couch

classroom

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The students are in the classroom.”

Sinônimos: class

unmediated

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The audience had unmediated access to the artist online.”

Sinônimos: direct, immediate

Antônimos: mediated, filtered

revelatory

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”

Sinônimos: revealing, illuminating

Antônimos: concealing, secretive

remittance

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”

Sinônimos: transfer, payment sent

Antônimos: debt, withholding

philistine

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Sinônimos: boor, uncultured person

Antônimos: connoisseur, cultured person

perversity

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Sinônimos: contrariness, depravity

Antônimos: reasonableness, decency

ostensible

Adjetivo

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

Sinônimos: apparent, supposed

Antônimos: real, genuine

melancholy

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Sinônimos: sad, wistful

Antônimos: joyful, cheerful

imposition

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Sinônimos: burden, intrusion

Antônimos: favor, relief

embodiment

Substantivo

Exemplo: “She is often described as the embodiment of grace.”

Sinônimos: personification, representation

Antônimos: negation, absence

divination

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: fortune-telling, prophecy

Antônimos: reason, science

impersonal

Adjetivo

Exemplo: “The email sounded cold and impersonal.”

Sinônimos: formal, detached

Antônimos: personal, warm

contractor

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The contractor finished the work ahead of schedule.”

Sinônimos: builder, service provider

Antônimos: client, customer

apprentice

Substantivo

Exemplo: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”

Sinônimos: trainee, learner

Antônimos: master, expert

shortlist

Substantivo

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

Sinônimos: selected list

Antônimos: long list, rejection

sentiment

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Public sentiment changed after the report.”

Sinônimos: feeling, opinion

Antônimos: apathy, indifference

sacrifice

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Sinônimos: give up, offering

Antônimos: gain, self-indulgence

repertory

Substantivo

Exemplo: “The theater expanded its repertory this season.”

Sinônimos: repertoire, catalog

Antônimos:

rendering

Substantivo

Exemplo: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Sinônimos: interpretation, depiction

Antônimos: silence, omission