Everyday Barron's Wordlist 1601-1625
exempt V. not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; exertion N. effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort coroner N. public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes exigency N. urgent situation; ADJ. exigent exiguous adj. small in amount; minute existential adj. pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism exodus V. departure (of a large number of people) exonerate V. acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt exorbitant adj. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds exorcise V. drive out evil spirits exotic adj. not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress intrigue V. make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair expansive adj. (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size outgoing adj. sociable; eager to mix socially with others expatiate V. talk at length; speak or write in detail expatriate N. exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country expedient adj. suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient expedite V. hasten; make go faster expeditious adj. done with speed; quick; N. expedition expenditure N. payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy expertise N. specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill expiate V. make amends for (a sin) expletive adj. meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word interjection N. exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch''
