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exile

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country

exist

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to be; to live

expand

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to make larger; to grow larger

expect

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event

expel

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to force out; to remove from; to send away

experience

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to live through an event, situation or condition ("She experienced great pain."); n. something that one has done or lived through ("The experience caused her great pain.")

experiment

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something

expert

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a person with special knowledge or training

explain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning

explode

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb

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