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peculiarity, quirk: The exception proves the rule. Why does Viv
always have to be an exception? 4 take exception (to). make or
raise (an) objection (to or against), object (to), demur (at),
find fault (with), take offence or umbrage (at), be offended
(at); (call into) question, cavil, quibble, challenge, oppose,
disagree (with): She takes exception to everything I suggest.
If you propose to ban smoking at the meeting, will some people
take exception?
exceptionable
adj. objectionable, disputable, questionable, criticizable,
unacceptable, unsatisfactory: We found nothing exceptionable
about the service.
exceptional
adj. 1 special, unusual, especial, out of the ordinary,
extraordinary, uncommon, rare, singular; strange, irregular,
aberrant, odd, peculiar, anomalous: The candlesticks turned out
to be of exceptional value. He insisted that rainstorms in the
Sahara were not exceptional. 2 gifted, talented, superior,
outstanding, above average, excellent, prodigious,
extraordinary: Your child is exceptional, Mrs Einstein. 3
handicapped, below average, deficient, Brit ESN (='educationally
subnormal'): The boy attends a school for exceptional children.
excerpt n. 1 extract, selection, quotation, citation, passage,
pericope: The speaker read excerpts from well-known writers.
--v. 2 extract, select, quote, cite, cull (out), pick (out),
take: Parts of this book were excerpted from his earlier
writings.
excess n. 1 surplus, over-abundance, overflow, superabundance,
nimiety, superfluity, surfeit, plethora, glut, redundancy,
over-sufficiency, supererogation, leftovers; overkill: The
excess of income over expenses constitutes profit. There is an
excess of water on the road after a rainstorm. 2 Often,
excesses. debauchery, extravagance, immoderation, prodigality,
overindulgence, intemperance, dissipation, dissoluteness:
Because of their excesses they have been shunned by their
friends.
--adj. 3 surplus, extra, superfluous, excessive, leftover,