_Executed_. "The condemned man was executed." He was hanged, or
otherwise put to death; it is the sentence that is executed.

_Executive_ for _Secret_. An executive session of a deliberative body
is a session for executive business, as distinguished from
legislative. It is commonly secret, but a secret session is not
necessarily executive.

_Expect_ for _Believe_, or _Suppose_. "I expect he will go." Say, I
believe (suppose or think) he will go; or, I expect him to go.

_Expectorate_ for _Spit_. The former word is frequently used, even in
laws and ordinances, as a euphemism for the latter. It not only means
something entirely different, but to one with a Latin ear is far more
offensive.

_Experience_ for _Suffer_, or _Undergo_. "The sinner experienced a
change of heart." This will do if said lightly or mockingly. It does
not indicate a serious frame of mind in the speaker.

_Extend_ for _Proffer_. "He extended an invitation." One does not
always hold out an invitation in one's hand; it may be spoken or sent.

_Fail_. "He failed to note the hour." That implies that he tried to
note it, but did not succeed. Failure carries always the sense of
endeavor; when there has been no endeavor there is no failure. A
falling stone cannot fail to strike you, for it does not try; but a
marksman firing at you may fail to hit you; and I hope he always will.

_Favor_ for _Resemble_. "The child favors its father."