Increasingly competitive world marketplace.

Exceptional (adjective)

far above others in quality or excellence

As the boycott continued during 1956, King gained national prominence as a result of his

exceptional oratorical skills and personal courage.

Excess (adjective)

being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate

Of 14 studies on the mortality of firefighters, 11 found excess risk for brain cancer.

Exclusively (adverb)

to the exclusion of any other possibility

Kinesiology is a class exclusively for those majoring in Physical Education

Exert (verb)

to bring to bear steadily or forcefully

Athletes must not over exert themselves too much when stretching but instead they

should let their flexibility increase over time.

Exhume (verb)

to take out of the grave or tomb

The investigation calls for exhuming and testing the remains of Billy the Kid's mother

and Ollie L. “Brushy Bill'' Roberts. Roberts, who died in 1950, swore he was William H.

Bonney, the name most often given by the Kid as his real one.

Exhibition (noun)

an act of showing or displaying

Many sculptures and paintings are on exhibition at the National Gallery of Art.

Expenditure (noun)

something spent to obtain a benefit or desired result

Total healthcare expenditures can be very expensive.

Expectant (adjective)

expecting the birth of a child

Putting bacteria back into the equation for expectant mothers and infants may help

reduce the risk of developing eczema (or dermatitis, as it is sometimes called) well into

childhood.

Explode (verb)

to come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure

In April 1986, Russia's nuclear power station at Chernobyl exploded, killing 250 people

and sending radioactive fallout around the world.

Exploit (noun)

a great or heroic deed

Given to reading books of chivalry, the protagonist Alonso Quijano, influenced by the

exploits of his heroes, loses his mind and decides to become a knight, go out in search of

adventure and impose justice according to the code of the knights errant.

Exposure (noun)

the condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious

General causes for primary brain cancer can include a prior head injury, infections,

exposure to chemical toxins such as insecticides and fungicides and exposure to

radiation such as microwave or radio frequencies.

Express (verb)

to convey in language or words of a particular form

This led to a professor at Stanford University to multiply this ratio by 100 to express a

child’s performance. He called this the intelligence quotient, or IQ.

Exquisite (adjective)

of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration

Although the Neanderthal man was not yet fully human and although he had a brain

volume larger than that of modern man, he made exquisite tools of stone.

Extirpate (verb)

to destroy completely, to wipe out

The insecticides sprayed around the house have successfully extirpated the termite

infestation.

Extol (verb)

to pay tributes or homage to; to honor (a diety) in religious worship

Benjamin Franklin extols the virtues of honesty, integrity, high moral standard in some

of his writings.

Extraordinary (adjective)

far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary

Quincy Jones has won an extraordinary number of Grammy Awards both as musician

and producer.

Extraneous (adjective)

not part of the essential nature of a thing; not relevant or

pertinent to the subject; not

applicable

An essay with poor development, simplistic organization, and extraneous details will

score 2.0 or lower on TOEFL iBT writing.

Eye-catching (adjective)

of such a character as to overwhelm

At the performance, the jugglers made such an eye-catching performance that they

were given a five minute standing ovation.

Facet (noun)

the particular angle from which something is considered

The album ranged widely across the various facets of contemporary Rhythm and Blues