exacerbation
— Noun
– English
~ action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
exacerbation
— Noun
– English
~ violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"
exact
— Verb
– English
~ claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
exact
— Verb
– English
~ take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
exact
— Adjective
– English
~ (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
exact
— Adjective
– English
~ marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
exacta
— Noun
– English
~ a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
exacting
— Adjective
– English
~ having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
exacting
— Adjective
– English
~ severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
exacting
— Adjective
– English
~ requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
exaction
— Noun
– English
~ act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"
exactitude
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"
exactly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
exactly
— Adverb
– English
~ just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"