gre词汇串讲：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(23)

exotic

not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

expansive

(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

expatiate

talk at length; speak or write in detail

expatriate

exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country

expedient

suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

expedite

hasten; make go faster

expeditious

done with speed; quick; N. expedition

expenditure

payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

expertise

specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

expiate

make amends for (a sin)

expletive

meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

explicate

explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable

explicit

totally clear; definite; outspoken

exploit

make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation

expos\'e

public revelation of something discreditable

expository

explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition

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