clearly reveal or show

"Her dedication to the project evinced her strong work ethic"

Synonyms:display, manifest, show, reveal, demonstrate

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

"Her allergy was exacerbated by the dust"

Synonyms:aggravate, complicate

irritate and frustrate someone

Synonyms:infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, enrage, inflame

show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing

Synonyms:absolve, acquit, amnesty, clear, condone, discharge, dismiss

a short journey for pleasure

"An excursion to Amazon jungle"

a deviation from a regular activity or course

"People execrated the terrorists reponsible for bomb attack"

Synonyms:revile, abhor, detest, loathe, abominate

Synonyms:demonstrate

make someone feel lively and cheerful

"She was exhilarated by the day's events"

Synonyms:thrill, excite, elate

strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

"She exhorted all of us to do our very best"

Synonyms:urge, encourage, enjoin

dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground

"The authorities will exhume the body for further investigation"

Synonyms:disinter, unearth, uncover, retrieve, expose

Synonyms:emergency, crisis, urgent

Synonyms:departure

Antonyms:influx

unreasonably high, often in terms of price or cost

"The hotel's exorbitant room rates were beyond their budget"

Synonyms:extortionate, excessive

Antonyms:reasonable

rid (a person or place) of an evil spirit

"The priest performed various chants to exorcise the evil spirit"

Synonyms:expel, cast out, drive out, discard

unusual and exciting because it is foreign, unfamiliar, or different

"Exotic plants, exotic dishes"

Synonyms:foreign, unfamiliar, alien

a wide and open area or space

Synonyms:area, space, stretch, spread, range

(of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

"It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished"

Synonyms:convenient, advantageous

Antonyms:inexpedient

to make something happen more quickly

"Expedite the process"

Synonyms:hasten, speed up

making amends or reparation for guilt

"An act of public expiation"

Synonyms:atonement, redress, reparation

to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

"This book clearly explicates the writer's ideas"

Synonyms:explain, clarify, elucidate, expound