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unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
"The extemporaneous speech was not pursuasive and very bad." |
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to lessen the seriousness, strenth, or effect of
"The teacher extenuated the importance of studying after telling him that he would have to literally fail in order to lose his grade." |
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priase
"The king was extoled." |
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to obtain something by threats
"The crooked politician attempted to extort support, by claiming that he would go to the media and leak embarassing secrets about his oponent." |
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to estimate
"He had to extrapolate the number of jellybeans in the jar." |
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to free, from, disentangle, free
"The dolphin was extricated from the net with the help of the seamen." |
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not inherent or essential, coming from without
"The extrinsic additions you've made to this painting make it look to gaudy." |
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lively, happy, and full of good spirits
"The child was exuberant after hearing the good news." |
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to give off, ooze
"The plant exudes a strange sticky sap whenever it is hot." |
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to rejoice
"The victors exulted after their final battle." |
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