| Question |
Answer |
| exclaim |
cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
| excoriate |
scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off |
| exculpate |
clear from blame or guilt |
| execrable |
very bad; detestable |
| execrate |
curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| execute |
put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution |
| executioner |
person administering capital punishment |
| executive |
person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| executor |
person designated to execute the terms of a will; |
| exegesis |
explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| exemplary |
serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model |
| exemplify |
show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting. |
| exempt |
not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| exertion |
effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort |
| exhale |
breathe out; OP. inhale |
| exhilarating |
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car |
| exhort |
urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| exhume |
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| exigency |
urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
| exiguous |
small in amount; minute |
| existential |
pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| exodus |
departure (of a large number of people) |
| exonerate |
acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt |
| exorbitant |
(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
| exorcise |
drive out evil spirits |
| exotic |
not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress |
| expansive |
(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| expatiate |
talk at length; speak or write in detail |
| expatriate |
exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country |
| expedient |
suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| expedite |
hasten; make go faster |
| expeditious |
done with speed; quick; N. expedition |
| expenditure |
payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy |
| expertise |
specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill |
| expiate |
make amends for (a sin) |
| expletive |
meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word |
| explicate |
explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable |
| explicit |
totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| exploit |
make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
| expos\'e |
public revelation of something discreditable |
| expository |
explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition |
| expostulation |
protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
| exposure |
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption |
| expound |
explain |
| expropriate |
take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
| expunge |
cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase |
| expurgate |
clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
| exquisite |
delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry |
| extant |
(of something written or painted) still in existence |
| extemporaneous |
not planned; impromptu; extempore |
| extenuate |
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) |
| extirpate |
root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| extol |
praise very highly; glorify |
| extort |
wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
| extradition |
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| extraneous |
not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| extrapolation |
projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
| extricate |
free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle |
| extrinsic |
external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| extrovert |
person interested mostly in external objects and actions |
| extrude |
force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
| exuberance |
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly |
| exude |
flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation |
| exult |
rejoice |
| fabricate |
build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| facade(fa\c{c}ade) |
front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| facet |
small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
| facetious |
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
| facile |
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facil |
| facilitate |
help bring about; make less difficult |
| facsimile |
copy |
| faction |
party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
| factious |
inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
| factitious |
artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| factotum |
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
| faculty |
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| fake |
not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
| fallacious |
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument |
| fallible |
liable to err |
| fallow |
(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| falsify |
make (something written) false by changing |
| falter |
hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N. |
| fanaticism |
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| fancied |
imagined; unreal |
| fancier |
breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
| fanciful |
whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme |
| fancy |
imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
| fanfare |
call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display |
| farce |
broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
| far-fetched |
too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| fashion |
give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| fastidious |
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
| fatalism |
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
| fathom |
comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water |
| fathomless |
too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |
| fatuous |
smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| fauna |
animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| favoritism |
display of partiality toward a favored person |
| fawning |
courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
| faze |
disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
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