Exigency (n): an emergency; an urgency

An academic exigency

Existential (adj): having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism, which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions.


Exonerate (v) to free completely from blame, to exculpate

Our dog was exonerated when we discovered that it was in fact the cat that had eaten all the doughnuts.

Expatriate (v) to throw out of his or her native land; to move away from one’s native land; to emigrate

Hugo was fed up with his native country, so he expatriated to America. In doing so, Hugo became an expatriate.

Repatriate: return to one’s native citizenship

Expedient(adj) providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest; practical

Expedite (v) to speed up or ease the progress of

The tour executive expedited the task immediately.

Explicit (adj) clearly and directly expressed

The sexually explicit movie received an X rating.  

Implicit (v) indirectly expressed or implied

Extol (v) to praise highly, to laud

The billionaire extolled the citizen who returned her gold watch but the only reward was a heartfelt handshake.

Extraneous (adj) unnecessary; irrelevant, extra

Extra ice cream would never be extraneous, unless everyone had already eaten so much that no one wanted any more.

Extrapolate (v) to project or deduce from something known; to infer

By extrapolating form a handful of pottery fragments, the archaeologists formed a possible picture of the ancient civilization.

Extricate (v) to free from difficulty

It took two and half days to extricate the little girl from the abandoned well into which she had fallen.

Something that is permanently stuck is inextricable.

Extrovert (n) an open, outgoing person, a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself or herself

Maria was quite an extrovert compare to Mia; she walked boldly into the roomful of strange adults and struck many friendly conversations.

Introvert (n):

An introvert is usually introspective.

 

 

Exult (v) to rejoice, to celebrate

The women’s team exulted in its victory over the men’s team at the badminton finals. They were exultant.