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exacum
  • n  genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets
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exacum affine
  • n  perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
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exaggeration
  • n  extravagant exaggeration
  • n  the act of making something more noticeable than usual
    the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
  • n  making to seem more important than it really is
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exaltation
  • n  a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  • n  the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
  • n  a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
  • n  the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
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exam
  • n  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
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examen
  • n  a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
  • n  a critical study (as of a writer's work)
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examination
  • n  the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
  • n  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • n  formal systematic questioning
  • n  a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
  • n  the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
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