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example, instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen.
Each of these nouns refers to what is representative of or serves to explain
a larger group or class.
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excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable.
These adjectives mean exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
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expect, anticipate, hope, await.
These verbs are related in various ways to the idea of looking ahead to
something in the future.
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explain, expound, explicate, interpret, construe.
These verbs mean to make understandable the nature or meaning of something.
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extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib.
These adjectives mean spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no
preparation or forethought.
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extrinsic, extraneous, foreign, alien.
These adjectives mean not part of the essential nature of a thing.
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fair, just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate.
These adjectives mean free from favoritism, self-interest, or bias in judgment.
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faithful, loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch.
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something,
such as a person, cause, or duty that elicits or demands one's fidelity.
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faithless, unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious.
These adjectives mean not true to duty or obligation.
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familiar, close, intimate, confidential, chummy.
These adjectives describe relationships marked by intimacy
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fanatic, zealot, enthusiast.
These nouns denote persons who are ardently and usually excessively devoted to
a particular cause, subject, or activity.
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fantastic, bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic.
These adjectives apply to what is very strange or strikingly unusual.
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