Words that begin with ex-

to exploit

a brave, bold and successful deed

extension

a new room or building that is added to an existing building

excerpt

a short piece of writing or music which is taken from a larger piece

excise

a tax

to exempt

freed from duty, service, payment, etc.

exuberant

full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness

expecting

hopeful, pregnant

to exhume

take a body out of the ground where it is buried

extremities

the outermost parts of the body, hands and feet

to exasperate

to annoy or make very angry

to excel

to be very good at something

to expire

to come to an end, to die

to expel

to dismiss officially from school, college, etc.

to extricate

to free someone from a difficult situation

to exonerate

to free someone from blame

to exterminate

to kill

to execute

to kill someone as a lawful punishment

to examine

to look closely at something

to extol

to praise someone very highly

to extradite

to return someone to another country for trial

to expropriate

to take away something owned by another, often for public use

to excavate

to uncover something under the earth by digging

to exhort

try very hard to persuade someone to do sth.