Exact and Gloss

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Exact verb - To establish or apply as a charge or penalty.

Usage example: vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice

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Gloss is an antonym for exact.

Nearby Words: exacting, exactly, exactness, exaction, exacted

Gloss verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.

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Exact is an antonym for gloss.

Nearby Words: glossy, glossed, glossiness, glossing

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