ex- Flashcards

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execute

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to kill someone as a lawful punishment

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2
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expectant

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hopeful, pregnant

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3
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extension

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a new room/building that’s added to an existing building

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4
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extricate

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if you extricate someone from a difficult situation, you free them from it

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5
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exacerbate

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to make worse

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6
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excise

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a price that the government of a country puts on goods that are produced for sale in that country

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7
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exonerate

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free sb from blame

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8
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exploit

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a brave, bold and successful deed

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9
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exuberant

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full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness

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10
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examine

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look closely at sth

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excel

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to be very good at sth

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12
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expel

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to dismiss officially from school or college

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13
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exterminate

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when you exterminate a group of animals/people they are all killed

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14
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extradite

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to return sb who may be guilty of a crime, and who’s escaped, to another country for trial

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15
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exasperate

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to annoy/make very angry

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16
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exempt

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freed from duty, service, payment

17
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exhort

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if you exhort sb you try very hard to make them do sth

18
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expropriate

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to take away sth owned by another, usually for public use

19
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extol

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to praise sb very highly

20
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excavate

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to discover sth under the earth by digging

21
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expire

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to come to an end, to die

22
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extermities

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outermost parts of you body, your hands and feet

23
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exclude

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to leave out/shut out

24
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excerp

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a piece of writing or music taken from a larger piece

25
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exhume

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to take a body out of the ground where it’s buried