| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 179 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| excel | verb | He excels in all of his schooling. | does well |
| excellent | adj. | She does excellent work all the time. | superior |
| except | prep. | Everyone except me went to school. | exclusion of |
| verb | You are excepted from having to pay. | excused | |
| exception | noun | He was the exception to the rule. | deviation |
| excess | noun | There is excess of rice in the U.S.A. | surplus |
| excessive | adj. | He put in excessive sugar. | too much |
| exchange | verb | We will exchange our money. | trade |
| noun | The money exchange is open at noon. | market | |
| excite | verb | We were excited about going. | thrilled |
| verb | They excited the crowd to riot. | inflamed | |
| exclaim | verb | He exclaimed that he was innocent. | cried |
| exclamation | noun | When hit he gave out an exclamation. | yell |