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Vocabolario Essenziale per il GRE - Tempi duri

Qui imparerai alcune parole inglesi sul fallimento, come "abdicate", "fiasco", "languish", ecc., necessarie per l'esame GRE.

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Essential Words Needed for the GRE
to abdicate

to not accept or complete an obligation or duty

abdicare

abdicare

[Verbo]
to backfire

to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended

ritorcersi

ritorcersi

[Verbo]
at the expense of

causing a negative consequence or cost to someone or something in order to benefit another

a spese di

a spese di

[Preposizione]
deficiency

an existing weakness or fault in someone or something

scarsità

scarsità

[sostantivo]
to elude

to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

eludere

eludere

[Verbo]
to doom

to intentionally cause something or someone to fail or experience a negative outcome by creating specific conditions

condannare

condannare

[Verbo]
fiasco

a quick and unexpected downfall

fiasco

fiasco

[sostantivo]
to flatline

to remain the same and fail to make any progress

linea piatta

linea piatta

[Verbo]
to flounder

to experience confusion, indecision, or difficulty in finding a solution

dibattersi

dibattersi

[Verbo]
futile

unable to result in success or anything useful

inutile

inutile

[aggettivo]
hassle

a situation that is disturbing because it causes difficulty or problems

problema

problema

[sostantivo]
ill-fated

marked by bringing bad fortune or ending in failure

infausto

infausto

[aggettivo]
to implode

(of a system, organization, etc.) to experience a sudden or dramatic failure

implodere

implodere

[Verbo]
inauspicious

putting someone or something at a disadvantage

infausta

infausta

[aggettivo]
inconvenience

difficulties caused by something that makes one irritated or uncomfortable

disturbo

disturbo

[sostantivo]
in vain

without success or achieving the desired result

invano

invano

[avverbio]
to languish

to fail to be successful or make any progress

languire

languire

[Verbo]
lost cause

a thing or person that is impossible to improve or succeed

causa persa

causa persa

[sostantivo]
to miscarry

to fail to achieve a desired outcome

abortire

abortire

[Verbo]
nonentity

a person who lacks influence or importance in a particular setting or community

nullità

nullità

[sostantivo]
to overreach

to go beyond limits of one's power or authority, often resulting in negative consequences or failure

esagerare

esagerare

[Verbo]
pathetic

deserving pity due to perceived weakness or sadness

patetico

patetico

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[aggettivo]
to plague

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry

assillare

assillare

[Verbo]
precarious

unstable or insecure, often causing anxiety

precario

precario

[aggettivo]
to scupper

to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail

autoaffondare

autoaffondare

[Verbo]
setback

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

intoppo

intoppo

[sostantivo]
to strike out

to not succeed in doing or accomplishing something

riuscire

riuscire

[Verbo]
to unravel

(of a scheme, system, organization, etc.) to begin to fail or fall apart

svelare

svelare

[Verbo]
to talk down

to speak to someone in a way that suggests they are inferior or less intelligent than the speaker

parlare fino a

parlare fino a

[Verbo]
underdog

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

sfavorito

sfavorito

[sostantivo]
unattainable

not possible to reach or obtain

irraggiungibile

irraggiungibile

[aggettivo]
thorny

causing problem or difficulty

spinoso

spinoso

[aggettivo]
to break down

(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly

[Verbo]
to fall flat

(of a joke, remark, event, etc.) to be completely unsuccessful in amusing people or having the desired effect

fare fiasco

fare fiasco

[Frase]
fatally

in a way that results in an absolute failure or disaster

fatalmente

fatalmente

[avverbio]
to haunt

to stay in the thoughts of someone for a long time

perseguitare

perseguitare

[Verbo]
to miss the mark

to fail in achieving the desired result

mancare il bersaglio

mancare il bersaglio

[Frase]
to implode

to bring about the destruction of a system, organization, etc.

implodere

implodere

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