frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

their search for food.
extricate v. unravel, disentangle, untangle, disengage, (set) free, turn
loose, release, liberate, rescue, save, deliver: You helped
extricate me from a terrible predicament.
extrinsic adj. external, extraneous, irrelevant, exterior, unrelated,
outside; outer, outward: Such extrinsic factors may be excluded
from the discussion.
exuberance
n. 1 cheerfulness, joy, joyfulness, ebullience, effervescence,
exhilaration, buoyancy, animation, spirit, spiritedness,
sprightliness, liveliness, vitality, vivacity, enthusiasm,
excitement, zeal, zest, energy, vigour: It is hard to imagine
the dog's exuberance when he saw his master. 2 abundance,
lavishness, effusiveness, flamboyance, copiousness,
superabundance, superfluity, excess, profusion, prodigality,
bounteousness, bountifulness: Everything attests to the
exuberance of the author's genius.
exuberant adj. 1 cheerful, joyful, ebullient, effervescent, buoyant,
animated, spirited, spry, sprightly, lively, vivacious,
enthusiastic, zealous, energetic, vigorous: She enjoys
exuberant good health. 2 happy, glad, delighted, overjoyed,
joyful, ecstatic, Brit in the seventh heaven, US in seventh
heaven, Colloq on cloud nine: She was exuberant at the news of
Lyle's return.
exult v. rejoice, revel, glory (in), jump for joy, delight,
celebrate, make merry: We exulted in our new-found freedom.
exultant adj. delighted, jubilant, overjoyed, elated, joyful, gleeful,
glad, ecstatic, exuberant, in seventh heaven, cock-a-hoop,
Colloq on cloud nine, Brit over the moon: We were exultant to
learn that the war was over.
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eye n. 1 eyeball, orb, Colloq optic: The eye of the eagle is
nearly as large as that of an elephant. 2 vision, (eye)sight,