Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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evil^3

adjective morally wrong or bad

» The evil deeds of the

superhero’s enemy are

too many to count.

bad, depraved, malevolent,

sinful, vile, wicked

antonym: good

exact^1

adjective correct in every detail

» Alf built an exact replica

of the first steam engine.

accurate, authentic,

faithful, faultless,

precise, true

antonym: approximate

exact^2

verb (formal) to demand

and obtain something

» Vicky wanted to exact

a positive response from

the school for her statement

on recycling.

command, extract, impose,

insist on, insist upon, wring

exactly^1

adverb with complete accuracy

and precision » The train

arrived exactly at five o’clock.

accurately, faithfully, just,

on the dot, precisely, quite

antonym: approximately

exactly^2

interjection an expression

implying total agreement

» “We’ll never know the

answer.” “Exactly! So let’s

s to p g u e s s in g.”

absolutely, indeed,

precisely, quite

exaggerate

verb to suggest something is

more, better, or worse than it

really is » Lionel exaggerated

the size of the hens he claimed

to keep in his garden.

overdo, overestimate,

overstate

exam

noun a test to find out how

much you know » The maths

exam was three hours long.

examination, oral, test

examination^1

noun a careful inspection

of something » The divers

carried out an examination

of the shipwreck to find out

where the ship had come from.

analysis, inspection, study

equipment

noun the things you need for a particular job

» The shed was full of equipment for our hobbies.

dad’s

tools

climbing kit

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