ˈtrɪkstə
41extirpate — [ ɛkstə:peɪt] verb destroy completely; eradicate. Derivatives extirpation noun extirpator noun Origin ME: from L. exstirpare, from ex out + stirps a stem …
42oxter — [ ɒkstə] noun Scottish & N. English a person s armpit. Origin OE ōhsta, ōxta …
43axed — /ækst/ (say akst) verb 1. past tense and past participle of axe. –adjective Colloquial 2. fired; summarily dismissed. 3. (of a project) abandoned …
44ecstasy — /ˈɛkstəsi / (say ekstuhsee) noun (plural ecstasies) 1. overpowering emotion or exaltation; a sudden access of intense feeling. 2. rapturous delight. 3. the frenzy of poetic inspiration. 4. mental transport or rapture arising from the… …
45extemporaneous — /əkstɛmpəˈreɪniəs/ (say uhkstempuh rayneeuhs), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. done or spoken extempore; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech. 2. speaking or performing extempore. 3. made for the occasion, as a shelter. 4. Pharmacy of or relating to… …
46extended mix — /əkstɛndəd ˈmɪks/ (say uhkstenduhd miks) noun → dance mix …
47extensimeter — /ˌɛkstɛnˈsɪmətə/ (say .eksten simuhtuh) noun → extensometer …
48extensometer — /ˌɛkstɛnˈsɒmətə/ (say .eksten somuhtuh) noun an apparatus for measuring minute degrees of expansion, contraction, or deformation. Also, extensimeter. {Latin extensus, past participle, extended + o + meter1} …
49extenuating circumstance — /əkstɛnjueɪtɪŋ ˈsɜkəmstæns/ (say uhkstenyoohayting serkuhmstans) noun (often plural) a factor that should be taken into the consideration of someone s misdeeds because it provides some lessening of guilt …
50extenuation — /əkstɛnjuˈeɪʃən/ (say uhkstenyooh ayshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of extenuating. 2. the state of being extenuated. 3. that which extenuates; a partial excuse …
