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exaggerate

ex-ag-ger(carry)-ate

v.誇張,誇大 [ to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate]

  ex. He exaggerated the importance of the event.
  他誇大了這事件的重要性。

ps.

ger = gest = carry;

agger= pile up, heap

推太多了就變成了誇張，ex.粉塗太多了

exaggeration

ex-ag-ger-ation

n.誇張,誇大

 ex. I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.
 我可以毫不誇張地說她是個天使

exalt

ex-alt(high)

v.使升高 [ to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc]

   ex. He was exalted to the position of president.

   ex.Works of art that exalt the imagination.
   能增強人們想像力的藝術作品

v.頌揚,讚揚 [to praise; extol]

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altitude [alt-itude] n.高度;海拔

exasperate

ex(加強語氣)-asper(rough)-ate

v.使惱怒;激怒 [to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely]

  ex. To exasperate as the thunder
  暴躁如雷

  比方說，你有急事要處理，但服務員卻一直不理你，服務員 exasperates you.

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asperity [asper-ity] n.粗暴

可以這樣記[a無，sper希望→無希望→態度粗暴]

exasperate <> mollify  v.平息

excavate

ex-cave(hollow;洞)-ate

v.挖掘(穴、洞等) [To make a hole in; hollow out]

v.發掘(古物等) [To expose or uncover by or as if by digging]

  ex. to excavate an archaeological site.

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cavern n.大洞穴

字根 ced    cess  ==  go走、yield讓步

       ceed

exceed

ex-ceed(go)

v.超出 [ to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.]

  ex. to exceed the speed limit.

v.勝過 [to surpass; be superior to; excel]

  ex. Her performance exceeded all the others.

excess

ex-cess

n.超出 [The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient]

  ex. rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.

n.超出量 [An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.]

n.過度,無節制(飲食等的) [Intemperance; overindulgence]

  ex. drank to excess.

n.過分的行為 [A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds]

  ex. The excesses committed by the invaders will never be forgotten.
  人們永遠不會忘記侵略軍犯下的暴行。

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except          v.除外...

exception      n.例外

exceptional  adj.罕見的，傑出的 [outstanding]

                           (百年難的一見的特例)

exceptionable  adj.可反對的 [can object to]  //  unexceptionable adj.無懈可擊的

                            (能提出例外的例子-->可反對的，able有能的意思)

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exceptional

ex-cept(take)-ion-al

adj.罕見的，傑出的 [outstanding; unusually excellent]

adj.例外的 [ forming an exception or rare instance]

  ex. The warm weather was exceptional for January.

excise

ex-cise(cut)

v.割去 [to cut out or off, as a tumor.] [from Latin]

  ex. The censor insist on excise the passage from the film.
  電影審查員堅持剪去影片的這一段。

n.貨物稅;國內消費稅 [an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.] [from Dutch]

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exercise  n/v.運動、練習

excise

excitable

excite-able

adj.易激動的;易興奮的 [ easily excited]

  ex. Opera singers often display a lot of temperament, ie are moody or excitable.
  歌劇演員的性情常常不穩定（情緒多變或愛激動）.

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excite

v.興奮

  ex. The news excited everybody.
  這消息使每個人都興奮了起來。

excitability

ex-cite(call)-ability

n.易激動性 [the quality of being excitable.]

excitability <> equanimity  n.鎮靜