Words with 'ex-' Prefix Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What does the word 'exterminate' mean?

To make by hollowing or digging out

To kill or destroy completely (correct)

To pull something out using force

To declare someone is not guilty

What does the word 'extract' mean?

To declare someone is not guilty

To snuff out or quench

To pull something out, often using force (correct)

To breathe out

What does the word 'exonerate' mean?

To keep something out

To breathe out

To declare someone is not guilty (correct)

To snuff out

What does the word 'extrude' mean?

To squeeze or force something out Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'excavate' mean?

To make by hollowing or digging out Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'excerpt' mean?

A passage taken out of a book Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'exclude' mean?

To keep someone from coming into a place Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'extinguish' mean?

To snuff out or quench Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'expire' mean?

To breathe out Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'exception' mean?

Leaving something or someone out Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Exterminate: Means to completely kill or eradicate something or someone.
Extract: Involves pulling something out, often requiring force or effort.
Exonerate: Refers to declaring someone free from guilt or blame, effectively absolving them.
Extrude: Describes the process of forcing or squeezing something out, often through a specific shape.
Excavate: Involves hollowing out or digging, typically used in contexts like archaeology or construction.
Excerpt: Refers to a specific passage or segment taken from a larger text or book.
Exclude: Means to keep individuals or items from entering a place, effectively barring them or banishing them.
Extinguish: Refers to the act of quenching or putting out, typically used in relation to fire or light.
Expire: Pertains to the act of breathing out; can also refer to something reaching its end or termination.
Exception: Indicates the act of leaving something or someone out from a general rule or category.

Description

This quiz focuses on vocabulary words that begin with the prefix 'ex-'. Each card provides the definition of the word to help reinforce learning. Test your understanding of these terms and improve your lexicon with this engaging flashcard set.