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As we check out the beautiful, exciting word exult, let's recall some of its family members: words that also trace back to the Latin salire, meaning "to leap."
The word "exult" traces back to Latin bits (ex- and salire) that literally mean "to leap up, or to leap out."
Part of speech:
Pick the formal, positive, semi-common word "exult" when you want to describe someone's expression of pure happiness, especially in situations of surprise and excitement.
"And so they spent hours there, watching the birds come and go, feeding them from their palms, exulting in the familiarity that allowed the birds to land on their arms and shoulders."
Explain the meaning of "exult" without saying "rejoice" or "jump for joy."
Fill in the blanks: "There's no way to replicate the (charm, happiness, or excitement) of exulting with (a certain group of people in a certain situation)."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The opposite of EXULT is
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