Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: To cause someone to feel intense pain or mental suffering.

Example: The news of his failure seemed to excruciate him for days.

Definition: Causing very strong pain or discomfort; extremely painful or intense.

Example: The patient described the pain as excruciating after the surgery.

Definition: In a way that is extremely painful or intense.

Example: The pain was excruciatingly sharp, making it hard to focus on anything else.

Definition: A state of intense suffering or pain, often described as unbearable.

Example: The excruciation from his injury made it difficult for him to concentrate.

Definition: To free someone from blame or responsibility for a wrongdoing.

Example: The evidence presented in court helped to exculpate the defendant.

Definition: The act of clearing someone from blame or fault, especially in a legal context.

Example: The lawyer presented evidence for the exculpation of her client, proving he was not at the scene of the crime.

Definition: Relating to or serving to clear someone from blame or fault.

Example: The lawyer presented exculpatory evidence that proved her client's innocence.

Definition: Relating to or marked by digression, often straying from the main topic or subject.

Example: The author's excursive writing style made it difficult to follow the main argument of the essay.

Definition: The quality of wandering or straying from the main topic, often in speech or writing.

Example: The excursiveness of his lecture made it difficult for the audience to follow his main argument.

Definition: A section of writing that goes off-topic to provide additional information or explanation about a subject.

Example: The author included an excursus on the history of the topic to give readers more context.