Vocabulaire

hard

Adjectif

Exemple: “The work is hard.”

Synonymes: difficult

Antonymes: easy

hardly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I can hardly hear you.”

Synonymes: barely

Antonymes: easily

diligent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a diligent student.”

Synonymes: hardworking, careful

Antonymes: lazy

conceive

Verbe

Exemple: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Synonymes: imagine, think of

Antonymes: misunderstand

welfare

Nom

Exemple: “The program supports child welfare.”

Synonymes: well-being, support

Antonymes: hardship

road

Nom

Exemple: “The road is long.”

Synonymes: street, way

Antonymes: field

software

Nom

Exemple: “This software is easy to use.”

Synonymes: program, application

Antonymes: hardware

glass

Nom

Exemple: “The glass is on the shelf.”

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

stuffiness

Nom

Exemple: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

testament

Nom

Exemple: “Her career is a testament to hard work.”

Synonymes: proof, evidence

Antonymes: disproof, denial

salvation

Nom

Exemple: “For many, education is a path to salvation from poverty.”

Synonymes: rescue, deliverance

Antonymes: ruin, damnation

cope

Verbe

Exemple: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”

Synonymes: manage, deal with

Antonymes: fail, collapse

sob

Verbe

Exemple: “She began to sob after hearing the news.”

Synonymes: cry hard

Antonymes: laugh

quite

Adverbe

Exemple: “The test was quite easy.”

Synonymes: fairly, rather

Antonymes: hardly

deprivation

Nom

Exemple: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Synonymes: lack, hardship

Antonymes: abundance, comfort

mass

Nom

Exemple: “The mass of the object is hard to measure exactly.”

Synonymes: bulk, quantity

Antonymes: emptiness

stone

Nom

Exemple: “The wall is made of stone.”

Synonymes: rock

Antonymes:

smart

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is smart and hardworking.”

Synonymes: clever

Antonymes: stupid

heavy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This box is too heavy.”

Synonymes: weighty

Antonymes: light

foggy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a foggy morning.”

Synonymes: misty

Antonymes: clear

superfluously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The document was superfluously long and hard to scan.”

Synonymes: unnecessarily

Antonymes: essentially

fragmentation

Nom

Exemple: “Fragmentation of the market makes scaling harder.”

Synonymes: splitting

Antonymes: integration

manipulation

Nom

Exemple: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”

Synonymes: influence

Antonymes: honesty

rusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”

Synonymes: corroded

Antonymes: shiny

ivory

Nom

Exemple: “The old piano keys were made of ivory.”

predict

Verbe

Exemple: “It is hard to predict the outcome.”

Synonymes: forecast, expect

Antonymes: guess

easy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This test is easy.”

Synonymes: simple

Antonymes: hard

paradox

Nom

Exemple: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

subtle

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was a subtle shift in his tone.”

Synonymes: insidious, delicate, pernicious

maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/

Exemple: “It’s hard to maintain quality.”

Synonymes: assert, sustain, observe