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Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

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2019
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Medicines can be harmful if taken by the wrong person.

menacing

The captain waved his hook at Peter in a menacing fashion.

risky

They decided the adventure was getting too risky.

treacherous

Road conditions were treacherous in the thick fog.

unsafe

The bridge was rotten and unsafe to cross.

ANTONYM: safe

dark ADJECTIVE

When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly.

black

The night was black and stormy.

dim

They could hardly see in the dim hallway.

gloomy

Rooms in the old castle were damp and gloomy.

murky

The submarine moved slowly in the murky depths of the ocean.

shadowy

A shadowy figure emerged from the misty woods.

unlit

It looked as if no one was home as all the rooms were unlit.

delicious ADJECTIVE

Food that is delicious tastes or smells very nice.

mouthwatering

At the village fair, the smell of frying onions was mouthwatering.

scrumptious INFORMAL

When we got home from school, Mum made us a scrumptious apple pie.

tasty

Andrew enjoyed a tasty snack on his way home from football training.

ANTONYM: horrible

demonstrate (1) VERB

If someone demonstrates something, they show you how to do it.

explain

Jamie explained how to separate the yolks and whites of eggs.

illustrate

Our music teacher illustrated how to play the violin.

demonstrate (2) VERB

If people demonstrate, they hold a public meeting or march to show they are strongly for or against something.

march

Sometimes thousands of people march in the capital to make their feelings known to the government.

protest

When people protest, they often meet to carry banners and shout slogans.

deserted ADJECTIVE

If a place is deserted, there are no people there.

abandoned

In the middle of the wood, the boys came upon an abandoned cottage.

empty
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