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Lessons 3 and 4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |