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tender^3
verb to offer something such
as an apology or resignation
» Al tendered his resignation
after being offered a new job.
hand in, offertender^4
noun a proposal to provide
something at a price
» The builders submitted a
tender for building a garden wall.
bid, estimate, package,
submissiontense^1
adjective nervous and unable
to relax » Anthony felt tense
as he entered the hall to take
his exam.
anxious, edgy,
jittery (informal), jumpy,
nervous, uptight (informal)
antonym: calmtense^2
adjective causing anxiety
» There was a tense silence
as the judges prepared to
reveal the winner.
anxious, nerve-racking,
stressfultense^3
adjective having tight muscles
» The doctor recommended
a massage to help relax Fleur’s
tense shoulders.
rigid, strained, taut, tight
antonym: relaxedterm^1
noun a fixed period of time
» Cas took the job for a term
of six weeks.
period, session, spell,
stretch, time, duration,
incumbencyterm^2
noun a name or word
for a particular thing
» The scientific term for
birds is aves.
designation, expression,
name, wordterms
plural noun conditions that have
been agreed » The terms of
the deal were clear.
conditions, provisions,
proviso, stipulationsterrible^1
adjective serious and
unpleasant » Dan suffered
from terrible headaches.
appalling, awful,
desperate, dreadful,
frightful (old-fashioned),
horrendous, horrible,
horrid (old-fashioned), rottenterrible^2
adjective of very poor quality
» Pat liked his haircut, but his
mum thought it was terrible.
abysmal, appalling, awful,
dire, dreadful, horrible,
rotten
antonym: excellentterritory
noun the land that a person or
country controls » The map
showed the territory belonging
to each country.
area, country, district,
domain, dominion, land,
province, statetest^1
verb to find out what something
is like » Stu went for a ride
across the lake to test the boat.
assess, check, try, try outtest^2
noun an attempt to check or
assess something » He had
routine eye tests.
assessment, check, trialtexture
noun the way that something
feels » The rabbit’s fur has
a soft, smooth texture.
consistency, feeltheft
noun the crime of stealing
» The squirrel’s theft of the
nuts meant there was none left
for the birds.
robbery, stealing, thieving,
larceny, pilferingtheory
noun an idea that explains
something » The class
performed an experiment
to test the theory.
conjecture, hypothesis,
supposition, surmise (formal)therefore
adverb as a result
» Sweets contain sugar and
are therefore bad for your teeth.
as a result, consequently,
for that reason,
hence (formal), so, thusthick^1
adjective measuring a large
distance from side to side
» It took Clarissa a couple
of months to finish reading
the thick book.
fat, wide
antonym: thinthick^2
adjective containing little water
» The thick vegetable soup
was delicious and filling.
clotted, concentrated,
condensed
antonym: waterythick^3
adjective grouped closely
together » The thick
undergrowth in the forest
was difficult to walk through.
bristling, dense, close,
crowded, impenetrable
antonym: sparsethicken
verb to become thicker
» The fog thickened,
making it hard to see.
clot, condense, congeal,
set, coagulate, jell
antonym: thinthief
noun someone who steals
something » The security
cameras in the shop were
there to deter thieves.
burglar, crook (informal),
mugger (informal),
pickpocket, robber,
shoplif ter, housebreaker,
pilfererthin^1
adjective measuring a small
distance from side to side
» My gran cut the bread
into thin slices.
fine, narrow, slim
antonym: thickthin^2
adjective not carrying a lot
of fat
◀◀ SEE LEFTAl tendered his resignation after
being offered a new job.The map showed the territory
belonging to each country.
My gran cut the bread
into thin slices.The rabbit’s fur has a
soft, smooth texture.224-234_T.indd 227 22/03/17 11:36 am