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Lessons 3 and 4
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Term | Definition |
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Excerpt | n. A passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc. |
Excerpt | tr. v. To take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote. |
Exhilarate | tr. v. To cheer; to stimulate; to enliven. |
Exonerate | tr. v. To free from blame. |
Exonerate | tr. v. To relieve of a task. |
Exorbitant | adj. Excessive |
Compound | tr. v. To mix together; to combine two or more parts or elements. |
Compound | adj. Having two or more parts or elements. |
Compound | n. A combination of elements, parts, or substances. |
Exposition | n. A precise statement or explanation. |
Exposition | n. A public exhibit or show. |
Expound | tr. v. and intr. v. To set forth an explanation or view of something in detail (usually used with on). |
Impose | tr. v. To set up, or to force something (or oneself) onto others. |
Impose | intr. v. To take unfair advantage of someone. |
Impostor | n. One who deceives by using a false identity. |
Proponent | n. One who argues in support of something. |
Extraneous | adj. Coming from outside, foreign. |
Extraneous | adj. Not essential or vital. |
Extraterrestrial | adj. Outside or originating outside the limits of the earth's atmosphere. |
Extrovert | n. A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather inward. |
Mediate | tr. v. To act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute. |
Mediocrity | n. The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person. |
Medium | n. A substance or element through which something is transmitted. |
Medium | n. A person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead. |
Non Sequitur | n. A statement that does not follow logically from evidence. |
Obsequious | adj. Excessively willing to yield to others. |
Subsequent | adj. Coming after or later. |
Sequester | tr. v. To go into hiding; to seek solitude. |
Sequester | tr. v. To isolate. |