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expressed

adjective · precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

Example: explicit instructions

expressively

adverb · with expression; in an expressive manner

Example: she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively

expressly

adverb · with specific intentions; for the express purpose

Example: she needs the money expressly for her patients

exsert

verb · thrust or extend out

Example: He held out his hand

exsiccate

verb · lose water or moisture

Example: In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

extant

adjective · still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost- Edward Clodd

Example: extant manuscripts

extemporaneously

adverb · without prior preparation

Example: he spoke extemporaneously

extemporarily

adverb · without prior preparation

Example: he spoke extemporaneously

extemporize

verb · perform without preparation

Example: he extemporized a speech at the wedding

extended time scale

noun · (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one

extensively

adverb · in a widespread way

Example: oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest

extenuating

adjective · partially excusing or justifying

Example: extenuating circumstances

exteriorise

verb · make external or objective, or give reality to

Example: language externalizes our thoughts

exterminable

adjective · capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out

externalize

verb · make external or objective, or give reality to

Example: language externalizes our thoughts

extinct

adjective · (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

Example: an extinct volcano

extirpable

adjective · capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out

extol

verb · praise, glorify, or honor

Example: extol the virtues of one's children

extortionately

adverb · to an exorbitant degree

Example: prices are exorbitantly high in the capital

extracellular fluid

noun · liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid

Example: the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid

extradural

adjective · on or outside the dura mater

extragalactic

adjective · outside or beyond a galaxy

Example: extragalactic nebula

extrasensory

adjective · seemingly outside normal sensory channels

extravagant

adjective · unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Example: extravagant praise

extravagantly

adverb · in a rich and lavish manner

Example: lavishly decorated

extremely

adverb · to an extreme degree

Example: extremely cold

extricate

verb · release from entanglement of difficulty

Example: I cannot extricate myself from this task

extrinsic fraud

noun · fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial

exuberant

adjective · produced or growing in extreme abundance

Example: their riotous blooming

exuberantly

adverb · in an ebullient manner

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

exude

verb · release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Example: exude sweat through the pores

exult

verb · to express great joy

Example: Who cannot exult in Spring?

exultantly

adverb · in an exultant manner

Example: it was exultingly easy

exultingly

adverb · in an exultant manner

Example: it was exultingly easy

eye muscle

noun · one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball

eye socket

noun · the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

eysenck personality inventory

noun · a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)

fabian

adjective · using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation

Example: a fabian policy

fabled

adjective · celebrated in fable or legend

Example: the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox

fabulously

adverb · exceedingly; extremely

Example: she plays fabulously well

face to face

adverb · involving close contact; confronting each other

Example: the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner

face-lift

verb · perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

facetiously

adverb · not seriously

Example: I meant it facetiously

facilitate

verb · make easier

Example: you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge

faction

noun · a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

factor i

noun · a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

factually

adverb · as a fact or based on fact

Example: they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement

faddily

adverb · in a faddish manner

fag out

verb · exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

Example: We wore ourselves out on this hike

fagged

adjective · drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Example: the day's shopping left her exhausted

faintly

adverb · to a faint degree or weakly perceived

Example: between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly

fair to middling

adjective · about average; acceptable

Example: more than adequate as a secretary

fairish

adjective · (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;

Example: a fair complexion

fairy lantern

noun · any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers

fairyland

noun · the enchanted realm of fairies

faithful

adjective · marked by fidelity to an original

Example: a close translation

faithfully

adverb · in a faithful manner

Example: it always came on, faithfully, like the radio

faithlessly

adverb · in a disloyal and faithless manner

Example: he behaved treacherously