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expatriate

ek-SPAY-tree-ayt

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noun
a person who lives outside their native country.
adj
denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country.
verb
settle oneself abroad.

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noun
a person who lives outside their native country.
adj
denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country.
verb
settle oneself abroad.

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expatriate

ek-SPAY-tree-ayt

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Candidates for this job should be willing to _, as it is in another country.

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expatriate

ek-SPAY-tree-ayt

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The _ agents were told to go to their home countries and await further orders.

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expatriate

ek-SPAY-tree-ayt

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The _ had moved from his home country to America.

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expatriate

ek-SPAY-tree-ayt

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expedient

ek-SPEE-dee-ent

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adj
suitable to achieve a specific goal in a given situation; convenient
noun
something that is done or used to achieve a specific goal either temporarily or quickly; scheme; method

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adj
suitable to achieve a specific goal in a given situation; convenient
noun
something that is done or used to achieve a specific goal either temporarily or quickly; scheme; method

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expedient

ek-SPEE-dee-ent

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It is _ for the candidate to maintain good relationships with both political parties.

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expedient

ek-SPEE-dee-ent

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We obtained more money through the _ of taking out a loan.

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expedient

ek-SPEE-dee-ent

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expiate

EK-spee-ayt

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verb
atone for (guilt or sin).
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verb
atone for (guilt or sin).
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expiate

EK-spee-ayt

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The religious sacrifice was meant to _ the sins of the congregation.

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expiate

EK-spee-ayt

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exponent

EK-spo-nent

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noun

a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory; advocate; supporter

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noun

a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory; advocate; supporter

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exponent

EK-spo-nent

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She has become one of the leading _ of the idea of socialized medicine.

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exponent

EK-spo-nent

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expunge

ek-SPUNJ

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verb

erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

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verb

erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

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expunge

ek-SPUNJ

18
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The tornadoes _ all signs of civilization in the community.

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expunged

ek-SPUNJ

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expurgate

EK-sper-gayt

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verb

remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).

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verb

remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).

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expurgate

EK-sper-gayt

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The newspaper _ the abusive language from the fired teacher’s remarks prior to publication.

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expurgated

EK-sper-gayt

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extant

EK-stant

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adjective

(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.

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adjective

(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.

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extant

EK-stant

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There are very few _ records that survived that destructive period of time.

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extant

EK-stant

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extol

ek-STOL

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v

praise enthusiastically.

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extol

ek-STOL

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v

praise enthusiastically.

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The fan wrote a letter to her favorite actor _ his acting skills

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extolling

ek-STOL

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extraneous

ek-STRAY-nee-us

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adjective
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
adjective
of external origin.

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adjective
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
adjective
of external origin.

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extraneous

ek-STRAY-nee-us

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The DNA obtained at the crime scene was found to be _ and not related to the incident.

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extraneous

ek-STRAY-nee-us

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I can’t hear any _ noise with these noise-canceling headphones on.

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extraneous

ek-STRAY-nee-us

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exult

eg-ZULT

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verb

feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation; to rejoice

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verb

feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation; to rejoice

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exult

eg-ZULT

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The student _ in the good news that she had won the scholarship.

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exulted

eg-ZULT

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