ex- Flashcards
execute
to kill someone as a lawful punishment
expectant
hopeful, pregnant
extension
a new room/building that’s added to an existing building
extricate
if you extricate someone from a difficult situation, you free them from it
exacerbate
to make worse
excise
a price that the government of a country puts on goods that are produced for sale in that country
exonerate
free sb from blame
exploit
a brave, bold and successful deed
exuberant
full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness
examine
look closely at sth
excel
to be very good at sth
expel
to dismiss officially from school or college
exterminate
when you exterminate a group of animals/people they are all killed
extradite
to return sb who may be guilty of a crime, and who’s escaped, to another country for trial
exasperate
to annoy/make very angry
exempt
freed from duty, service, payment
exhort
if you exhort sb you try very hard to make them do sth
expropriate
to take away sth owned by another, usually for public use
extol
to praise sb very highly
excavate
to discover sth under the earth by digging
expire
to come to an end, to die
extermities
outermost parts of you body, your hands and feet
exclude
to leave out/shut out
excerp
a piece of writing or music taken from a larger piece
exhume
to take a body out of the ground where it’s buried
