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Evergreen HuckleberrynounMWEstiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangementsverified
Evergreen MagnolianounMWEevergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowersverified
Evergreen MilletnounMWEtall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodderverified
Evergreen OaknounMWEevergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of hollyverified
Evergreen PlantnounMWEa plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the yearverified
Evergreen WinterberrynounMWEevergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berriesverified
Evergreen Wood FernnounMWENorth American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped frondsverified
Everlasting FlowernounMWEany of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or colorverified
Evictionnounaction by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy)verified
Eviscerationnounaltering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its valueverified
Evoked PotentialnounMWEthe electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulusverified
Evolutionnoun(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organismsverified
Exaltationnounthe location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influenceverified
ExaminationnounA technical review that makes the evidence visible and suitable for analysis; tests performed on the evidence to determine the presence or absence of specific data.Process
ExaminenounA type of assessment method that is characterized by the process of checking, inspecting, reviewing, observing, studying, or analyzing one or more assessment objects to facilitate understanding, achieve clarification, or obtain evidence, the results of which are used to support the determination of security control effectiveness over time.Process
Exarchnouna bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitanverified
Exceedancenounin geology, the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure timeverified
ExceptionnounAn event that occurs during the performance of the process that causes a diversion from the normal flow of the process. Exceptions are generated by an unanticipated event within a process due to an undefined or unknown input, undefined or unexpected outcome, or unforeseen sequencing of a task or event.Event
Excessivenessnounimmoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limitsverified
Exchange RatenounMWEthe charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of anotherverified
Exchange TransfusionnounMWEslow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's bloodverified
Exchangernounone whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another countryverified
Excise TaxnounMWEa tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)verified
Excisionnounthe act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the churchverified
Exclusion PrinciplenounMWEno two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbersverified
Exclusionary RulenounMWEa rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conductverified
Exclusive RightnounMWEa right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)verified
Excogitationnounthinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of itverified