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evade
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to escape or avoid
It would be difficult to ______ hard times one's whole life. |
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exculpate / exonerate
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to free from guilt or blame
The Judge wanted to ___ the man, but there was too much evidence against him. |
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exonerate / exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
There was too much evidence proving his guilt to ___ him. |
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
Steve Jobs' ___ computer skills made his name an icon in the technology world. |
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds of custom or reason. Highly excessive
Running a three minute mile would be an __ time for any human being. |
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expedite
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to speed up or hasten
To __ the shipment of materials, the buyer chose air mail. |
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expropriate
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to take possession or take ownership of another person's property
We had to __ the property to another person who could afford to keep it up to current living standards. |
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extol
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to praise, command, laud, adulate
The speaker said he'd like to __ the young man who saved the lives of the drowning woman. |
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exacerbate
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to make worse; to irritate
The kid will ___ the problem by talking back to his mother. |
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extricate
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to remove from danger
After the collision, the teenager's body had to be ___(d) from the vehicle. |