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enormous, vast, gigantic, massive; voluminous, spacious,
commodious, capacious: The extensive gold deposits were soon
depleted. The cave contains several extensive chambers.
extent n. 1 magnitude, dimensions, compass, size, range, scale, sweep,
scope, expanse, immensity, enormousness, capaciousness,
spaciousness, space, amplitude: The extent of space is
unimaginably vast. 2 limit, bounds, limitation, lengths; range,
scope: To what extent will he go to see justice done? 3 area,
region, tract, territory, compass: In the whole extent of
Europe you could find no better mushroom.
extenuating
adj. mitigating, lessening, tempering, palliating, moderating,
diminishing, qualifying: Owing to extenuating circumstances, he
could not be tried for murder.
exterior adj. 1 outer, outside, external, outward, superficial, surface:
The exterior covering of the capsule becomes very hot on
re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. 2 external, extrinsic,
extraneous, foreign, alien, exotic, outside: The problem can be
overcome without exterior help.
--n. 3 outside, surface, covering, coating, facing, face,
front, skin, shell, fa‡ade: The exterior is of pink stucco.
exterminate
v. destroy, root out, eradicate, extirpate, annihilate,
eliminate, weed out, get rid of, wipe out, obliterate, put an
end to, terminate, liquidate, massacre, murder, kill (off),
butcher, slaughter, Slang bump off, US rub out, waste: It is
his avowed intention to exterminate all the vermin of the
criminal fraternity.
external adj. 1 outer, outside, outward, exterior: This medication is
for external use only. 2 outside, exterior, extrinsic,
extraneous, alien, foreign, exotic: Do not ignore the external
influences on the nation's economy. 3 apparent, visible,
perceptible, superficial, surface: The external features of the
planet barely suggest what lies within.
extinct adj. 1 defunct, dead, died out, gone, departed, vanished:
These are the bones of an extinct species of flying mammal. 2