7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 27

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
evacuate verb We need to evacuate the city at once. to withdraw or depart from
evade verb He tried to evade arrest from the police. to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit
evoke verb His comments evoked some laughter. to summon or call forth
excavate verb The men started to excavate the archaeological site. to expose or uncover by digging
exemplary adj. We thought they performed an exemplary job. worthy of mention; commendable
exhale verb You could hear him exhale. to breathe out
extol verb She began to extol of all his virtues. to praise highly; exalt
extort verb They would extort money from their victims. to obtain from another by coercion
extraneous adj. The jar of oil has much extraneous material. inessential or unrelated
facial adj. Women tend to use a lot of facial cosmetics. of or concerning the face