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      Excrescence, n.

        1. Wart, tumor, morbid protuberance or growth.
        2. Superfluity, useless outgrowth, deforming attachment or appendage.

      Excrescent, a. Fungous.

      Excrete, v. a. Separate, discharge, eject, throw off.

      Excretion, n.

        1. Separation, discharge.
        2. Excrement, excreted matter.

      Excretive, a. Excretory.

      Excretory, a. Excretive.

      Excruciate, v. a. Torture, torment, rack, agonize.

      Excruciating, a. Torturing, tormenting, agonizing, very painful.

      Excruciation, n. Torture, torment, agony, anguish.

      Exculpate, v. a. Absolve, exonerate, acquit, clear, vindicate, set right.

      Exculpation, n. Exoneration, vindication, clearing.

      Exculpatory, a. Excusatory, vindicative, vindicatory, exonerative.

      Excursion, n.

        1. Journey, tour, trip, expedition, ramble, jaunt.
        2. Digression, episode.

      Excursive, a. Rambling, wandering, roving, roaming, devious, erratic.

      Excursus, n. [L.] Dissertation, disquisition, discussion (entered by way of appendix).

      Excusable, a. Pardonable, venial.

      Excusatory, a.

        1. Apologetical.
        2. Vindicative, vindicatory, exculpatory, exonerative.