excellence - correct spelling excellence noun
Example: The supervisor insisted on excellence from all her staff.... |
excellent - correct spelling excellent adjective
Example: These excellent results will impress the voters.... |
except - correct spelling except preposition, subordinating conjunction, and verb
Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses except and accept. ... |
exceptional - correct spelling exceptional adjective
Example: Her exceptional children received full academic scholarships.... |
Exclamation Mark Punctuation is the basic element of English grammar and without it a sentence is not only inc... |
Exclamation Point Goes Inside Sometimes the exclamation point goes inside the closing quotations marks. The man cried out: "Fire! There's a fire! Call 911!" (Exclamation point that's part of the quotation goes inside. Notice that no additional pun... |
Exclamation Point Goes Outside Sometimes the exclamation point goes outside the closing quotations marks. When 911 took the call, the operator said, "I'm on a break now"! (Exclamation point showing the writer's exclamation goes outside the ending q... |
execrable - vocabulary adjective
Abominable, detestable, abhorrent; very bad. But is an enemy so execrable that though in captivity his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not.... |
exercise - correct spelling exercise noun and verb
Not excercise.Example: His lack of exercise caused him to gain weight. n... |
exhaust - correct spelling exhaust noun and verb
Example: The car’s exhaust fouled the air. noun
Example: We wi... |
exhausted - correct spelling exhausted adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb exhaust)Example: He was ... |
exhaustion - correct spelling exhaustion noun
Example: The athlete’s exhaustion caused him to faint.... |
exhilarate - correct spelling exhilarate verb
Example: The enthusiastic speaker will exhilarate the crowd.... |
exhilaration - correct spelling exhilaration noun
Example: The spectators applauded with exhilaration.... |
existence - correct spelling existence noun
Not existance.Example: They worked for a better existence.... |
existent - correct spelling existent adjective
Example: He searched for any existent errors in the document.... |
exorbitant - correct spelling exorbitant adjective
Example: The exorbitant fees prompted us to find a new accountant.... |
expense - correct spelling expense noun and verb
Example: The cost of his computer was a legitimate business expense. noun... |
experience - correct spelling experience noun
Example: She lacks the necessary experience for the position.... |
experiment - correct spelling experiment noun and verb
Example: The experiment proved the force of gravity. noun
Example: ... |
expiate - vocabulary verb
To atone for, to make amends for, as in to expiate his crimes. “Dolly!” he said, sobbing now; “for mercy's sake, think of the children; they are not to blame! I am to blame, and punish me, make... |
explanation - correct spelling explanation noun
Example: He has no adequate explanation for the company’s loss.... |
explicate - vocabulary verb
To make clear or plain; to explain, interpret; to develop a theory or principle. "This book is about life as it is interpreted by books," Edward Mendelson begins. He takes as his subjects Birth, Childho... |
Explicit vs. Implicit Explicit vs. ImplicitHave you ever confused "explicit" for "implicit" in a sentence, or at least wondered wheth... |
explicit, implicit The word explicit means “fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied.” It also means “readily observable,” as in an explicit sign of success. And, of course, explicit... |
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