| exaggerate
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| to say more about something than is really true.
| She exaggerated the size of her catch.
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| exam
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| an important test to find out how much you know about something. Exam is short for examination.
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| examine
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| to look at an object closely and carefully.
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| example
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| something that is typical of other similar things, or how a rule works.
| Can you think of an example of a plant that has blue flowers?
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| excellent
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| extremely good.
| The excellent flower arrangement won first prize.
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| except
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| but, or other than.
| All the sheep were in the pen except one
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| exciting
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| thrilling.
| The roller coaster ride was very exciting.
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| excuse
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| a reason you give for not doing what you should have done.
| He had a good excuse for not washing the dishes.
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| exercise
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| activities or training that you do to become fit or to stay fit.
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| exhausted
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| extremely tired.
| She was exhausted after her long run.
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| exhibition
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| an event where things are displayed for people to look at.
| A sculpture exhibition.
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| exist
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| to be or to live.
| Dinosaurs existed long before humans.
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| exit
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| a way out of a building.
| We left by the nearest fire exit.
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| expand
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| to become larger.
| Water expands as it freezes.
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| expect
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| to think that something is likely to happen.
| He was expecting rain.
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| expedition
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| an adventurous journey that is made for a special reason, such as exploring.
| They set off on an expedition to cross the Antarctic.
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| expensive
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| costing a lot of money.
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| experience
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| an important event that you remember for a long time.
| Traveling around the world was a fantastic experience.
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| experiment
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| a test that you do in order to find out something.
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| expert
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| a person who knows a lot about a subject.
| The space shuttle was designed by experts.
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| explain
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| to help someone to understand something.
| Our teacher explained how rainbows occur.
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| explode
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| to burst apart suddenly, often into many pieces.
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| explore
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| to look around somewhere carefully for the first time.
| After we arrived on the island, we set off to explore.
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| extinct
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| no longer existing.
| The dodo is an extinct bird.
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| extra
| adjective
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| more than is usual.
| An extra scoop of ice cream.
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| extraordinary
| adjective
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| very unusual.
| What an extraordinary car. It must be 30 feet long!
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| extreme
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| very great, or much more than usual.
| He was in extreme danger.
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| eye
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| the part of the body that you see with.
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| fable
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| a story, often with animal characters, that tries to teach us in an amusing way.
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| fabric
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| cloth.
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