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expository |
Pertaining to a formal presentation. |
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expostulate |
To discuss. |
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exposure |
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass. |
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expressive |
Full of meaning. |
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expulsion |
Forcible ejection. |
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extant |
Still existing and known. |
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extemporaneous |
Done or made without much or any preparation. |
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extempore |
Without studied or special preparation. |
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extensible |
Capable of being thrust out. |
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extension |
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope. |
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extensive |
Extended widely in space, time, or scope. |
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extensor |
A muscle that causes extension. |
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extenuate |
To diminish the gravity or importance of. |
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exterior |
That which is outside. |
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external |
Anything relating or belonging to the outside. |
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extinct |
Being no longer in existence. |
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extinguish |
To render extinct. |
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extol |
To praise in the highest terms. |
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extort |
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity. |
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extortion |
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion. |
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extradite |
To surrender the custody of. |
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extradition |
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government. |
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extrajudicial |
Happening out of court. |
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extraneous |
Having no essential relation to a subject. |
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extraordinary |
Unusual. |
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extravagance |
Undue expenditure of money. |
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extravagant |
Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure. |
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extremist |
One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views. |
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extremity |
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position. |
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extricate |
Disentangle. |
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extrude |
To drive out or away. |
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exuberance |
Rich supply. |
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exuberant |
Marked by great plentifulness. |
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fabricate |
To invent fancifully or falsely. |
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fabulous |
Incredible. |
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facet |
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem. |
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facetious |
Amusing. |
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facial |
Pertaining to the face. |
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facile |
Not difficult to do. |
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facilitate |
To make more easy. |
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facility |
Ease. |
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facsimile |
An exact copy or reproduction. |
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faction |
A number of persons combined for a common purpose. |
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factious |
Turbulent. |
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fallacious |
Illogical. |
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fallacy |
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning. |
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fallible |
Capable of erring. |
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fallow |
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest. |
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famish |
To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst. |
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fanatic |
A religious zealot. |
