Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
exult
|
rejoice. we exulted when our team won the victory
|
|
|
exude
|
discharge; give forth. We get maple syrup from the sap that the trees exude in early spring. exudation N
|
|
|
exuberance
|
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness. I was bowled over by the exuberance of amy's welcome. Cheeks glowing, she was the picture of exuberant good health.
|
|
|
extrude
|
force or push out. Much pressure is requred to extrude these plastics.
|
|
|
extrovert
|
person interested mostly in extrenal objects and actions. A good salesperson is usually an extrovert who likes to mingle with people
|
|
|
extrinsic
|
external; not essentia; extraneous. A critically acclaimed extrinsic feature of the Chryster Building is its ornate spire.
|
|
|
extricate
|
free; disentangle. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in
|
|
|
extrapolation
|
projection; conjecture. Based on their extrapolation from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday, the networks predicted that George W BUsh would be the Republican candidate for the presidency
|
|
|
extraneous
|
not essential; superfluous. No wonder Ted can't think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can't concentrate on the essentials
|
|
|
extradition
|
surrender of prisoner by one state to antoher. The lawyers opposed the extradition of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen
|
|
|
extort
|
wring from; get money by threats etc. The blackmailer xtorted money from his victim.
|
|
|
extol
|
praise; florify. The president extolled the astronauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age
|
|
|
extenuate
|
weaken; mitigate. It is easier for us to extenuate our own shortcomings than those of others
|
|
|
extemporaneous
|
not planned; impromptu. Because her extemporaneous remarks were misinterpreted, she decided to write all her speeches in advance
|
|
|
extant
|
still in existence. Although the book is out of print, somecopies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none is for sale
|
