Unit 16 Flashcards
CRUX
L: cross
Excruciating
Adj: Extremely painful; agonizing
Root: CRUX
Syn: Unbearable
Ant: Plesant
Crux
N: The most important or decisive point
Root:CRUX
Syn: Essence
Ant: Extra
Crucial
Adj: Extremely necessary; essential
Root: CRUX
DOL
L: to feel pain, to be grieved
Indolent
Adj: Lazy; averse to work
Root: DOL
Syn: Listless
Ant: Robust
Doleful
Adj: Sad; mournful
Root: DOL
Syn: Depressed
Ant: Cheerful
Dolorous
Adj: Mournful; gloomy
Root: DOL
Syn: bleak
Ant: Uplifting
ACRI
L: sharp
Acerbic
Adj: Harsh and biting in tone
Root: ACRI
Syn: Sharp
Ant: Bland
Acrid
Adj: Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
Root: ACRI
Acrimonious
Adj: Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Root: ACRI
Syn: bitter
Ant: Civil
Exacerbate
V: to make worse or more severe
Root: ACRI
Syn: Aggravate
Ant: Ease
FERV
L: to boil, be warm
Fervent
Adj: Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Root: FERV
Syn: fiery
Ant: Indifferent