exaggerate
ex-ag-ger(carry)-ate
v.誇張,誇大 [ to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate]
ex. He exaggerated the importance of the event.
他誇大了這事件的重要性。
ps.
ger = gest = carry;
agger= pile up, heap
推太多了就變成了誇張，ex.粉塗太多了
exaggeration
ex-ag-ger-ation
n.誇張,誇大
ex. I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.
我可以毫不誇張地說她是個天使
exalt
ex-alt(high)
v.使升高 [ to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc]
ex. He was exalted to the position of president.
ex.Works of art that exalt the imagination.
能增強人們想像力的藝術作品
v.頌揚,讚揚 [to praise; extol]
ps.
altitude [alt-itude] n.高度;海拔
exasperate
ex(加強語氣)-asper(rough)-ate
v.使惱怒;激怒 [to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely]
ex. To exasperate as the thunder
暴躁如雷
比方說，你有急事要處理，但服務員卻一直不理你，服務員 exasperates you.
ps.
asperity [asper-ity] n.粗暴
可以這樣記[a無，sper希望→無希望→態度粗暴]
exasperate <> mollify v.平息
excavate
ex-cave(hollow;洞)-ate
v.挖掘(穴、洞等) [To make a hole in; hollow out]
v.發掘(古物等) [To expose or uncover by or as if by digging]
ex. to excavate an archaeological site.
ps.
cavern n.大洞穴
字根 ced cess == go走、yield讓步
ceed
exceed
ex-ceed(go)
v.超出 [ to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.]
ex. to exceed the speed limit.
v.勝過 [to surpass; be superior to; excel]
ex. Her performance exceeded all the others.
excess
ex-cess
n.超出 [The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient]
ex. rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.
n.超出量 [An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.]
n.過度,無節制(飲食等的) [Intemperance; overindulgence]
ex. drank to excess.
n.過分的行為 [A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds]
ex. The excesses committed by the invaders will never be forgotten.
人們永遠不會忘記侵略軍犯下的暴行。
----------------------------------------
except v.除外...
exception n.例外
exceptional adj.罕見的，傑出的 [outstanding]
(百年難的一見的特例)
exceptionable adj.可反對的 [can object to] // unexceptionable adj.無懈可擊的
(能提出例外的例子-->可反對的，able有能的意思)
----------------------------------------
exceptional
ex-cept(take)-ion-al
adj.罕見的，傑出的 [outstanding; unusually excellent]
adj.例外的 [ forming an exception or rare instance]
ex. The warm weather was exceptional for January.
excise
ex-cise(cut)
v.割去 [to cut out or off, as a tumor.] [from Latin]
ex. The censor insist on excise the passage from the film.
電影審查員堅持剪去影片的這一段。
n.貨物稅;國內消費稅 [an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.] [from Dutch]
ps.
exercise n/v.運動、練習
excise
excitable
excite-able
adj.易激動的;易興奮的 [ easily excited]
ex. Opera singers often display a lot of temperament, ie are moody or excitable.
歌劇演員的性情常常不穩定（情緒多變或愛激動）.
ps.
excite
v.興奮
ex. The news excited everybody.
這消息使每個人都興奮了起來。
excitability
ex-cite(call)-ability
n.易激動性 [the quality of being excitable.]
excitability <> equanimity n.鎮靜