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evince

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v. show clearly


when he tried to answer the question, he evinced his ignorance of the subject matter

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evenhanded

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adj. impartial; fair


evenhanded treatment from their teachers

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exacerbate

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v. worsen; embitter


exacerbate the situation
exacerbate the already existing bitterness

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exact

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v. require or demand, often forcibly; take


exact a heavy toll

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exacting

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adj. extremely demanding


exacting task

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exasperate

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v. vex


johnny often exasperates his mother

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exceptionable

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adj. objectionable


exceptionable, thoroughly distasteful band

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excoriate

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v. scold w/ biting harshness; strip the skin off


his mother excoriated him for ruining his new clothes

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exculpate

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v. clear from blame


exculpated of the crime

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execrable

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adj. very bad


execrable taste

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execrate

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v. curse; express abhorrence for


the world execrates the memory of hitler

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exegesis

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n. explanation, esp of biblical passages


the minister based her sermon on her exegesis of a difficult passage

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exhort

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v. urge


the evangelists exhorted all the sinners in the audience to repent

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exhume

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v. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave


exhume the victim's body

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exigency

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n. urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention



exigencies of war
an exigent lord w/ many demandds

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exiguous

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adj. small; minute


grass grew here and there - exiguous

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existential

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adj. pertaining to existence; pertaining tto the philosophyof existentialism

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exodus

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n. departure



the exodus from the hot and stuffy city

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exonerate

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v. acquit; exculpate


exonerated their client

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exorbitant

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adj. excessive


exorbitant prices

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exorcise

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v. drive out evil spirits


exorcise the evil spirits

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expansive

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adj. outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size


expansive humor
expansive waistline

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expatiate

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v. talk at length


first give us your resume; you can expatiate later

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expedient

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adj. suitable; practical; politic

the politician was guided by what was expedient rather than what is ethical

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expiate

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v. make amends for (a sin)


expiate his crimes by performing acts of charity

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expletive

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n. interjection; profane oath

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explicate

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v. explain; interpret; clarify


he explicated James Joyce's novels

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exploit

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n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed


he was noted for his exploits

v. make use of, sometimes unjustly

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expository

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adj. explanatory; serving to explain

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expostulation

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n. protest; remonstrance


Despite the teacher's scoldings and expostulations, the class remained unruly

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exposure

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n. risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open

she no longer feared exposure

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expropriate

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v. take possession of


you have no right to expropriate his land

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expunge

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v. cancel; remove


maybe the principal will expunge this offense from your record

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expurgate

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v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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extant

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adj. still in existance


some copies of this book are still extant

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extemporaneous

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adj. not planned; impromptu


her extemporaneous remarks were misinterpreted

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extenuate

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v. weaken; mitigate; make less serious

to extenuate a crime.
Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.

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extirpate

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v. root up


extirpate an unwanted hair

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extol

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v. praise; glorify


the president extolled the astronauts

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extort

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v. wring from; get money by threats, etc...

the bully extorted money from his victim

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extradition

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n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another

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extrapolation

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n. projection; conjecture


extrapolation from the results

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extricate

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v. free; disentangle

extricate the trapped dolphin from the nets

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extrude

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v. force or push out

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exuberance

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n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness

exuberance of Amy's welcome
exuberant good health

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exude

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v. discharge; give forth


these trees exude sap

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exult

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v. rejoice

we exulted when our team won

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fabricate

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v. build; lie


fabricate the building
fabricate a story

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facade

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n. front (of a building); superficial or false appearance


facade of the church
confidence was just a facade to hide her insecurity

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facet

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n. small plane surface (of a gem); a side


the diamond had many facets

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facetious

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adj. joking(often inappropriately); humorous

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facile

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adj. easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

n. facility

facile victory
he was a facile speaker

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facsimile

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n. copy


facsimiles of the art

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faction

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n. party; clique; dissension


bickering of 2 factions

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factious

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adj. inclined to form factions; causing dissension (disagreement)

factious feelings

fractious (unruly; unmanageable)
factitious (not natural; not genuine; bogus)

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factotum

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n. handyman; person who does all kinds of work

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faculty

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n. mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

as i get older, i'm scared that i'll lose my faculties and be unfit to teach