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1 excessive

Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval.

2 evidence

The evidence is against him.

3 evident

The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.

4 exclaim

The spectacular sunrise made us exclaim in surprise.

5 evoke

His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.

6 exclude

She gets very upset if I exclude her from anything.

7 evolution

What is the first step in evolution?

8 exclusive

Some papers thought they had an exclusive.

9 evolve

It is interesting that Chinese characters evolve from pictures and signs.

10 excursion

She felt more than usually hungry after her excursion.

11 exact

I don't remember the exact words.

12 excuse

She served up the usual excuse.

13 exaggerate

He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.

14 examination

Your proposals are still under examination.

15 executive

The heroine is a senior TV executive.

16 examine

It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.

17 exemplify

These are not qualities we now exemplify.

18 exempt

The interest on the money is exempt from tax.

19 exceed

It is dangerous to exceed the recommended dose.

20 exercise

Do you take regular exercise?

21 exceedingly

We had an exceedingly good lunch.

22 exert

In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.

23 excellent

The recording quality is excellent.

24 exhibit

This exhibit was kindly loaned by the artist's family.

25 except

We work every day except Sunday.

26 exception

There is one exception to this general principle.

27 exile

He is now living in exile in Egypt.

28 exceptional

She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.

29 exist

The magic cure for inflation does not exist.

30 excerpt

An excerpt of the interview is below.

31 Excess

Excess food is stored as fat.

32 Exotic

Exotic pets are the in thing right now.

33 expose

Let's do this one first, because this would expose another whole bunch of defects that we haven't even seen yet.

34 Exposure

Exposure to the sun ages the skin.

35 expedition

The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.

36 expel

Cultivating positive interpersonal relationships helped him expel solitary feelings.

37 exquisite

The room was decorated in exquisite taste.

38 extensive

Extensive repair work is being carried out.

39 extent

That's true, to a certain extent.

40 exterior

The exterior of the house needs painting.

41 experiment

I decided to conduct an experiment.

42 expert

He considers himself an expert.

43 extinct

Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.

44 extinguish

The firemen did their best to extinguish the fire.

45 extraordinary

His behaviour was extraordinary and inexplicable.

46 explicit

He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.

47 extravagant

She's got very extravagant tastes.

48 extreme

The heat in the desert was extreme.

49 exploit

As computer systems become even more sophisticated, so too do the methods of those who exploit the technology.

50 eyebrow

She raised a questioning eyebrow.

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