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Word List eulogy euphemism evacuate evaporate evasive evoke evolve exacerbate exact exalt excavate excerpt excise excursion exemplary exemption exhort exhume exonerate exorcise exotic expedite expel explicit exquisite

Synonyms

Select the word that most nearly is a synonym of the given words.

______	1.	unambiguous; categorical
		a. exacerbate b. explicit c. excise d. exemplary

______	2.	inculpable; blameless
		a. exemplary b. exhume c. evasive d. exonerate

______	3.	educe; derive
		a. evolve b. excursion c. eulogy d. evaporate

______	4.	spur; prod
		a. eulogy b. exorcise c. excerpt d. exhort

______	5.	nice; nice-nellyism
		a. excursion b. excise c. exhume d. euphemism

______	6.	spade; shovel
		a. exhort b. exorcise c. evoke d. excavate

______	7.	salutation; tribute
		a. exact b. eulogy c. excursion d. evolve

______	8.	immunity; impunity
		a. excerpt b. exacerbate c. exemption d. evolve

______	9.	envenom; embitter
		a. exorcise b. excursion c. exacerbate d. exonerate

______	10.	vanish; clear
		a. evoke b. evacuate c. evaporate d. explicit

______	11.	extort; squeeze
		a. evasive b. exact c. evacuate d. excavate

______	12.	exsect; cut
		a. evolve b. excise c. exorcise d. exact

______	13.	prevaricatory; prevaricative
		a. exhume b. evaporate c. evasive d. exorcise

______	14.	vindicate; acquit
		a. exonerate b. exorcise c. exhort d. exhume

______	15.	extract; milk
		a. excursion b. exemplary c. evoke d. exacerbate

______	16.	rare; superior
		a. exacerbate b. excise c. exquisite d. exact

______	17.	foreign
		a. exemption b. evasive c. excerpt d. exotic

______	18.	eject; eruct
		a. explicit b. expel c. excursion d. evasive

______	19.	outing; junket
		a. exemption b. excursion c. evacuate d. euphemism

______	20.	disinter; unbury
		a. exemplary b. excavate c. exhume d. exacerbate

______	21.	ennoble; sublime
		a. exotic b. excursion c. exalt d. explicit

______	22.	extract
		a. expedite b. excerpt c. evacuate d. exonerate