| extreme unction |
the sacrament administered by a Roman Catholic priest to a dying person; last rites. |
| extremism |
a tendency to go beyond moderation to extreme positions, esp. on political issues. |
| extremist |
a person who takes a radical stand and encourages radical action or thinking, esp. in politics. [3 definitions] |
| extremity |
the farthest reach or point of a thing. [4 definitions] |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. (Cf. intrinsic.) [2 definitions] |
| extrinsic factor |
a vitamin found in foods such as milk, eggs, and fish, used in the treatment of anemia; vitamin B12. |
| extrorse |
in botany, facing outward; turned away from the center. (Cf. introrse.) |
| extroversion |
the tendency to pay more attention to others or the external world than to oneself. (Cf. introversion.) [2 definitions] |
| extrovert |
one whose interest and attention are directed to the world outside the self (Cf. introvert.) [2 definitions] |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. [3 definitions] |
| exuberance |
the quality or condition of being exuberant. [2 definitions] |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. [2 definitions] |
| exude |
to ooze out of, or as if out of, the pores of the skin, as perspiration. [2 definitions] |
| exult |
to rejoice greatly, esp. over some triumph. |
| exultant |
exhibiting great joy or triumph; jubilant. |
| exultation |
the act or feeling of rejoicing greatly, as over some triumph. |
| exurbia |
an area or group of communities located beyond the suburbs of a city and usu. inhabited by prosperous people. |
| exuviate |
to shed (skin); molt. |
| ex-wife |
one who is no longer one's wife; former wife, past wife. |
| -ey |
variant of -y1. |