Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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permit

permit^1

verb to allow something or

make it possible » The

guards permitted me to take

photographs in the museum

when I explained they were

for a school project.

allow, authorize, enable,

give the green light to,

grant, sanction

antonym: ban

permit^2

noun an official document

allowing someone to do

something » Mum needed

a parking permit to use that

car park.

authorization, licence,

pass, passport, permission,

warrant

persecute

verb to treat someone with

continual cruelty and

unfairness » As we trudged

through the swamp we were

persecuted by mosquitoes.

hound, ill-treat, oppress,

pick on, torment, torture

person

noun a man, woman, or child

» The amount of sleep

we need varies from person

to person.

human, human being,

individual, living soul, soul

personal

adjective belonging to a

particular person or thing

» Jake put his personal

belongings into a locker

for safekeeping.

individual, own, particular,

peculiar, private, special

personality^1

noun a person’s character

and nature » Shreya has such

a kind, friendly personality.

character, identity,

individuality, makeup,

nature, psyche

personality^2

noun a famous person in

entertainment or sport

» A well-known television

personality came to open

our new sports hall.

big name, celebrity,

famous name,

household name, star

persuade

verb to make someone do

something by reason or charm

» Cy persuaded his mother

to let him stay up late.

bring round (informal), coax,

entice, induce, sway, talk

into, win over, impel, inveigle

persuasive

adjective convincing

» Leah gave a persuasive

argument against playing

computer games.

compelling, conclusive,

effective, plausible,

powerful, winning, cogent,

incontrovertible

antonym: unconvincing

pessimistic

adjective believing that bad

things will happen » He has

a pessimistic view of life.

despondent, gloomy, glum,

hopeless

antonym: optimistic

pest^1

noun an insect or animal that

damages crops or livestock

» The farmer was dismayed

to see that half of the crop

had been lost to pests.

blight, scourge

picture

1 noun a drawing, painting, or photograph

» What a lovely

picture of our house!

drawing

I used pencils to make

a drawing of my cat.

illustration

I think the illustrations

in that

book bring the story to life.

painting

We went to the art gallery to

look at the painting

by Van Gogh.

photograph

I took a photograph

of the boat.

selfie (informal)

My friend puts on silly expressions

when she takes

selfies.

sketch

I made a series of

sketches of

the dog playing with the ball.

portrait

Wilf’s portrait really

looks like him.

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