expostulation

protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate

exposure

risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption

expound

explain

expropriate

take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

expunge

cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

expurgate

clean; remove offensive parts of a book

exquisite

delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

extant

(of something written or painted) still in existence

extemporaneous

not planned; impromptu; extempore

extenuate

weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

extirpate

root up; uproot; destroy completely

extol

praise very highly; glorify

extort

wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant

extradition

surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite

extraneous

not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject

extrapolation

projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information

extricate

free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle

extrinsic

external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic

extrovert

person interested mostly in external objects and actions

extrude

force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die

exuberance

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

exude

flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation

exult

rejoice