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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
equal
equal^3
verb to be as good as
something else » Mike’s swim
time equalled his previous best.
be equal to, matchequip
verb to supply someone with
something » The orienteering
teams were equipped with
a compass and map.
arm, endow, fit out,
provide, supplyequipment
noun the things you need
for a particular job
▶▶ SEE RIGHTerode
verb to wear something away
and destroy it » The cliffs
were being eroded by the
constant pounding of the sea.
corrode, destroy,
deteriorate, disintegrateerr
verb to make a mistake
» Sophie had erred in her
timings and arrived far too late.
blunder, go wrong, make
a mistake, miscalculateerror
noun a mistake
» The error was easy to fix.
blunder, fault, lapse,
mistake, slipescape^1
verb to manage to get away
» The dog escaped from
the garden.
break free, break out,
get away, make your
escape, run away,
run off, abscond, boltescape^2
verb to manage to avoid
something » Sid was lucky to
escape injury when he fell over.
avoid, dodge, duck,
elude, evadeescape^3
noun something that distracts
you from something unpleasant
» Listening to music provided
Kate with an escape from her
hard day.
distraction, diversion, reliefessence^1
noun the most basic and
important part of something
» The essence of the story
could be summed up in
a few words.
core, heart, nature, soul,
spirit, crux, kernel,
substanceessence^2
noun a concentrated liquid
» Sheryl added a teaspoon
of vanilla essence to the
chocolate brownies.
concentrate, extractessential^1
adjective extremely important
» A battery is essential for
making a phone work.
crucial, indispensable, vitalessential^2
adjective basic and important
» Flour is an essential
ingredient for any baker.
basic, cardinal, fundamental,
key, main, principalessentials
plural noun the things that
are most important
» We had enough money
to buy only the essentials.
basics, fundamentals,
necessities, prerequisites,
rudimentsesteem
noun admiration and
respect for another person
» Our teacher is popular and
held in high esteem by the rest
of the staff.
admiration, estimation,
regard, respect, reverence,
honour, veneration (formal)estimate
noun a guess at an amount,
quantity, or outcome » The
final fee was five times higher
than the original estimate.
appraisal, assessment,
estimation, guess, quote,
reckoning, valuationeternal
adjective lasting forever
» The baddie in the film was
seeking the secret to eternal life.
everlasting, immortal,
unchangingeven^1
adjective flat and level
» Dad used a spirit level to
make sure the shelf was even.
flat, horizontal, level,
smooth
antonym: uneveneven^2
adjective without changing or
varying » The dam let through
an even flow of water.
constant, regular, smooth,
steady, uniformeven^3
adjective the same
» At half-time, the scores
were even.
equal, identical, level,
neck and neckevent^1
noun something that happens
» He was still amazed by the
events of last week.
affair, business,
circumstance, episode,
experience, incident,
matterevent^2
noun a competition
» The next event is
the long jump.
bout, competition, contesteveryday
adjective usual or ordinary
» Getting up early was part
of Liam’s everyday life.
common, daily, day-to-day,
mundane, ordinary, routine,
banal, unexceptionalevident
adjective easily noticed
or understood » Claire’s
happiness was evident from
the smile on her face.
apparent, clear, noticeable,
obvious, palpable, plain,
visible, conspicuous,
manifest, patentevil^1
noun the force that causes
bad things to happen
» Most film plots are based
around the conflict between
good and evil.
badness, immorality,
sin, vice, wickedness,
baseness, depravity,
sinfulness
antonym: goodevil^2
noun something unpleasant
or harmful » The dentist
lectured the class on the evils
of sugary foods.
affliction, ill, misery, sorrowThe cliffs were being eroded by the
constant pounding of the sea.Dad used a spirit level to make
sure the shelf was even.Listening to music provided Kate
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