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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: ex - examinant</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="ex"> ex (1), preposition.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. out of. "Ex elevator" means free of charges until the time of removal from the grain elevator. <DD> 2. without; not including. Ex dividend stocks are stocks on which the purchaser will not receive the next dividend to be paid. <DD> 3. (U.S.) in the class of, but not as a graduate. Ex. ex '54. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the 24th letter of the alphabet (x, X). <DD> 2. anything shaped like an X. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a person who formerly occupied some position, as a former spouse or beau. Ex. She has been seen dating her ex again. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex- (1),<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) <DD> 1. former; formerly. Ex. Ex-president = former president. <DD> 2. out of; from; out. Ex. Express = press out. <DD> 3. thoroughly; utterly. Ex. Exterminate = terminate (finish or destroy) thoroughly. <DD> 4. removing; freeing from; lacking, as in expatriate, exonerate. Also: e- before consonants except c, f, p, q, s, t; ef- before f. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex- (2),<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) from; out of, as in exarch, exodus. Also, ec- before consonants. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex- (3),<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) the occasional form of exo- before vowels, as in exoccipital. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> ex.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. examined. <DD> 2. example. <DD> 3. exception. <DD> 4. exchange. <DD> 5. excursion. <DD> 6. executed. <DD> 7. executive. </DL> <A NAME="ex"> Ex.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Exodus (book of the Bible). </DL> <A NAME="exa"> exa-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) one quintillion (10 to the power of 18) ______. Ex. Exavolt = one quintillion volts. </DL> <A NAME="exacerbate"> exacerbate, transitive verb, -bated, -bating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make worse (pain, disease, anger); aggravate. Ex. to exacerbate the growing moodiness of his temper (Edgar Allan Poe). (SYN) embitter. <DD> 2. to irritate (a person's feelings). Ex. His physical awareness of her was so keen that she could exacerbate his nerves with perfume (Atlantic). (SYN) provoke. </DL> <A NAME="exacerbation"> exacerbation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of exacerbating or condition of being exacerbated; aggravation or irritation. Ex. The exacerbation of the friction between the two friends ended their friendship for good. </DL> <A NAME="exact"> exact, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. without any error or mistake; strictly correct; accurate; precise. Ex. an exact measurement, the exact amount. <DD> 2. strict; severe; rigorous. <DD> 3. characterized by or using strict accuracy. Ex. A scientist should be an exact thinker. Writing [maketh] an exact man (Sir Francis Bacon). <DD>v.t. 1. to demand and get; force to be paid. Ex. If he does the work, he can exact payment for it. (SYN) extort. <DD> 2. to call for; need; require. Ex. Hard work exacts effort and patience. </DL> <A NAME="exacta"> exacta, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. and Canada.) a form of betting on a horse or dog race in which the bettor must pick the winners of the first and second place in their exact order; perfecta. Ex. Since exacta wagering calls for the bettor to pick the precise 1, 2 finish (unlike in quiniela gambling, in which 1, 2 or 2, 1 do not matter) two payoffs were in order to the holders of winning ninth-race exacta tickets (Louis Efrat). </DL> <A NAME="exactable"> exactable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be exacted. </DL> <A NAME="exacter"> exacter, noun. =exactor.</DL> <A NAME="exacting"> exacting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. requiring much; making severe demands; hard to please. Ex. An exacting teacher will not permit careless work. <DD> 2. requiring effort, care, or attention. Ex. Flying an airplane is exacting work. adv. exactingly. noun exactingness. </DL> <A NAME="exaction"> exaction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of exacting; demanding and getting; forcing to be paid. Ex. The ruler's repeated exactions of money left the people very poor. <DD> 2. the condition of being exacted; extortion. <DD> 3. the thing exacted. Taxes, fees, etc., forced to be paid are exactions. </DL> <A NAME="exactitude"> exactitude, noun. =exactness.</DL> <A NAME="exactly"> exactly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. without any error; in an exact manner; accurately; precisely. Ex. The clerk figured the bill exactly. <DD> 2. just so; quite right. Ex. Do you mean I can go? Exactly! </DL> <A NAME="exactness"> exactness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being exact. Ex. He recalled the story with exactness, down to every detail. </DL> <A NAME="exactor"> exactor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that exacts. </DL> <A NAME="exactscience"> exact science,<DL COMPACT><DD> a science in which facts can be accurately observed and results can be accurately predicted. Ex. Mathematics and physics are exact sciences. </DL> <A NAME="exaequoetbono"> ex aequo et bono,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) according to what is fair and good. </DL> <A NAME="exaggerate"> exaggerate, verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to make too large; say or think (something) greater than it is; overstate. Ex. He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them into not going. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues (Joseph Addison). (SYN) stretch, magnify, color. <DD> 2. to increase or enlarge beyond what is normal. Ex. The artist exaggerated parts of the drawing to make them clearer. <DD>v.i. to say or think something is greater than it is; go beyond the truth. Ex. The little boy exaggerated when he said there were a million cats in the backyard. adv. exaggeratingly. </DL> <A NAME="exaggerated"> exaggerated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. magnified beyond the limits of fact or truth; excessive. Ex. She has an exaggerated idea of her importance. <DD> 2. (Zoology.) larger, more conspicuous, or more positive than is normal. adv. exaggeratedly. noun exaggeratedness. </DL> <A NAME="exaggeration"> exaggeration, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a statement that goes beyond the truth; overstatement. Ex. It is an exaggeration to say that you would rather die than touch a snake. (SYN) hyperbole. <DD> 2. the act of going beyond the truth. Ex. His constant exaggeration made people distrust him. <DD> 3. the condition of being exaggerated. </DL> <A NAME="exaggerative"> exaggerative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. tending to exaggerate. <DD> 2. marked by exaggeration. (SYN) hyperbolical. </DL> <A NAME="exaggerator"> exaggerator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who exaggerates. </DL> <A NAME="exaggeratory"> exaggeratory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> containing exaggeration. </DL> <A NAME="exalate"> exalate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) not alate. </DL> <A NAME="exalbuminose"> exalbuminose, adjective. =exalbuminous.</DL> <A NAME="exalbuminous"> exalbuminous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) lacking albumen, as seeds. </DL> <A NAME="exalt"> exalt, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make high in rank, honor, power, character, or quality. Ex. We exalt a man when we elect him President of our country. (SYN) elevate, ennoble. <DD> 2. to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling. Ex. He was exalted by success. (SYN) elevate, ennoble. <DD> 3. to praise, honor; glorify. Ex. God shall be exalted. <DD> 4. to raise in degree; intensify; heighten, as a color. <DD> 5. to raise or set up on high; lift up; elevate. Ex. I shall not lower but exalt the subjects I treat upon (Sir Richard Steele). noun exalter. </DL> <A NAME="exaltation"> exaltation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of exalting. <DD> 2. the condition of being exalted. <DD> 3. lofty emotion; rapture; an elation of mind or feeling. It is sometimes abnormal or morbid in character. <DD> 4. (Medicine.) abnormal increase in the action of an organ. <DD> 5. (Archaic.) a group of larks flying together. </DL> <A NAME="exalted"> exalted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. elevated, as in rank or character. Ex. exalted powers (Emerson). <DD> 2. dignified; lofty; noble. Ex. An exalted mood is one in which we think noble thoughts. (SYN) sublime, grand. adv. exaltedly. noun exaltedness. </DL> <A NAME="exam"> exam, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) an examination. Ex. After she receives her A.B. from Wisconsin this June, she will hurry back to Athens to take July law exams (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="exam"> exam.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. examination. <DD> 2. examined. </DL> <A NAME="examen"> examen, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Ecclesiastical.) a formal examination of the conscience, as of a candidate for ordination. </DL> <A NAME="examinable"> examinable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be examined. </DL> <A NAME="examinant"> examinant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who examines. </DL> <A HREF="examinat.dic">NEXT</A>