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excel at

verb · be good at

Example: She shines at math

excellently

adverb · extremely well

Example: he did splendidly in the exam

exceptional

adjective · surpassing what is common or usual or expected

Example: he paid especial attention to her

exceptionally

adverb · to an exceptional degree

Example: it worked exceptionally well

excessively

adverb · to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Example: too big

exchange rate

noun · the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another

excite

verb · act as a stimulant

Example: The book stimulated her imagination

excited

adjective · (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

Example: he would become emotional over nothing at all

excitingly

adverb · in an exciting manner

Example: at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary

exclamatory

adjective · sudden and strong

Example: an emphatic no

exclude

verb · prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Example: The bad results were excluded from the report

exclusively

adverb · without any others being included or involved

Example: was entirely to blame

excommunicate

verb · exclude from a church or a religious community

Example: The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

excoriate

verb · express strong disapproval of

Example: We condemn the racism in South Africa

excrete

verb · eliminate from the body

Example: Pass a kidney stone

excruciatingly

adverb · in a very painful manner

Example: the progress was agonizingly slow

exculpate

verb · pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Example: The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

excusably

adverb · in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree

Example: he was excusably late

execrate

verb · curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

exemplify

verb · clarify by giving an example of

exempt

adjective · (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject

Example: a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process

exergonic

adjective · (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy

Example: diffusion is an exergonic process

exhale

verb · expel air

Example: Exhale when you lift the weight

exhaustively

adverb · in an exhaustive manner

Example: we searched the files thoroughly

existent

adjective · presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

Example: the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different

existential

adjective · derived from experience or the experience of existence- Benjamin Farrington- John Dewey

Example: the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers

exocentric

adjective · not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents

Example: when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction

exogamous

adjective · pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe

exorbitant

adjective · greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Example: exorbitant rent

exorbitantly

adverb · to an exorbitant degree

Example: prices are exorbitantly high in the capital

expansively

adverb · in an ebullient manner

Example: Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression

expect

verb · be pregnant with

Example: She is bearing his child

expectantly

adverb · in an expectant manner

Example: she looked at him expectantly

expectation

noun · belief about (or mental picture of) the future

expectorate

verb · discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

expeditionary

adjective · (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad

Example: the French expeditionary force in Indochina

expeditiously

adverb · with efficiency; in an efficient manner

Example: he functions efficiently

expend

verb · use up, consume fully

Example: The legislature expended its time on school questions

expense account

noun · an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses

expensive

adjective · high in price or charging high prices

Example: expensive clothes

expensively

adverb · in an expensive manner

Example: an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her

experimentally

adverb · in an experimental fashion

Example: this can be experimentally determined

expert

adjective · having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Example: adept in handicrafts

expertly

adverb · in an expert manner

Example: he repaired the TV set expertly

expiate

verb · make amends for

Example: expiate one's sins

explicate

verb · elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

Example: Could you develop the ideas in your thesis

explicitly

adverb · in an explicit manner

Example: in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly

explode

verb · increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

Example: The population of India is exploding

exploitive

adjective · tending to exploit or make use of

exploration

noun · to travel for the purpose of discovery

explorative

adjective · serving in or intended for exploration or discovery

Example: an exploratory operation

explosively

adverb · suddenly and rapidly

Example: the population in Central America is growing explosively

exponential

adjective · of or involving exponents

Example: exponential growth

exponentially

adverb · in an exponential manner

Example: inflation is growing exponentially

exportable

adjective · suitable for export

Example: exportable cultural achievements