exorbitant(eg ZAWR bit int) adj.above and beyond what is reasonable;
immodest; excessive; extravagant
- Would you say that William Randolph Hearst lived a rather exorbitant
lifestyle at San Simeon? - Some (myself included) consider $8 movie theater tickets to be exorbitant.
expect(eks PEKT) vt.1. to look for or look forward to as likely to happen or
appear; 2. to look for as if it were due; 3. to suppose - Gizmo, the dog, sits by the front door each evening at 6:00 expectinghis
master at any moment. - After retrieving the customer’s car, the valet held out his hand as if a gratuity
was expected. - Diane expectsto have a late supper after the theater.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. anticipate, presume]
expedite (EKS pid YT) vt.1. to speed up, hasten, or facilitate something’s hap-
pening; 2. to do quickly - Preheating the oven will expeditedinner after mom brings the frozen pizza
home. - Paying for overnight delivery will expediteyour receiving the new software
package.
[-d, expediting]
experience(eks PIR ee ens) n.1. having had personal involvement in events as
they occurred; 2. anything lived through or observed; 3. all that has occurred in
one’s life to that point in time being considered; 4. the effect of everything that has
happened to a person or that the person has observed —vt.to personally
encounter; to undergo - After her third child, Melissa had ambivalent feelings surrounding the
experienceof childbirth. - About 20 million people experiencedthe Northeast electrical blackout of 1977.
- Karen’s total experiencethrough the first 53 years of her life made her an
optimistic person. - David’s urban life experiencesgave him a cynical outlook.
- Try to experienceas many new things as possible.
[-d, experiencing]
experiment (eks PER im int) n.1. a test to find something not yet known or to
confirm or demonstrate something; 2. the performing of such tests —vi.to do
experiments - It took many experimentsto find a vaccine for polio.
- Daphne’s experimentswith different versions of an uppercase Dtook place
over several months before she settled on a signature that she was pleased
with. - Jake’s mom experimentedwith many combinations of peanut butter and
jelly before finding one he liked.
[-al adj., -ally adv.] [Syn. trial]
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