Lessons 3 & 4 Flashcards
Excerpt
- A passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc.
- To take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote.
Exonerate
- To free from blame
- To relieve of a task
Exposition
- A precise statement or explanation
- A public show or exhibit
Expound
To set forth an explanation or view of something in detail
Impose
- to set up, or to force something (or oneself) on others
- to take unfair advantage of someone
Proponent
Someone who argues in favor of something
Extrovert
A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather inward
Medium
- A substance or element through which something is transmitted.
- A person thought to have communication with the spirits of the dead.
Subsequent
Coming after or later
Exhilarate
To cheer; to stimulate; to enliven
Exorbitant
Excessive
Compound
- to mix together, to combine two or more parts or elements
- a combination of elements, parts, or substances
Imposter
One who deceives by using a false identity
Extraneous
- Coming from outside; foreign
- Not essential or vital
Sequester
- To go into hiding; to seek solitude.
- To isolate.
Obsequious
Excessively willing to yield to others
Non Sequitur
A statement that does not follow logically from evidence
Mediocrity
The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person
Mediate
To act as an negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute
Extraterrestrial
outside or originating outside the limits of the earth’s atmosphere
