Unit 16 Flashcards

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excruciating

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adjective 
extremely painful; agonizing
crux
Synonym: unbearable 
Antonym: pleasant
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crux

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Latin
cross
excruciating, crux, crucial

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crux

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noun
The most important or decisive point
crux
Synonym: essence
Antonym: extra
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crucial

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adjective
extremely necessary; essential
crux
Synonym: important
Antonym: meaningless
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dol

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Latin
to feel pain, to be grieved
indolent, doleful, dolorous

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indolent

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adjective 
lazy; averse to work
dol
Synonym: listless 
Antonym: robust
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doleful

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adjective
sad; mournful
dol
Synonym: depressed
Antonym: cheerful
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dolorous

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adjective
mournful; gloomy
dol
Synonym: bleak
Antonym: uplifting
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acri

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Latin
sharp
acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate

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acerbic

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adjective 
harsh and biting in tone
acri
Synonym: sharp 
Antonym: bland
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acrid

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adjective
stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
acri
Synonym: pungent
Antonym: sweet
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acrimonious

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adjective
exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
acri
Synonym: bitter 
Antonym: civil
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exacerbate

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verb
to make worse or more severe
acri
Synonym: aggravate
Antonym: ease
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ferv

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Latin
to boil, be warm
fervent, fervor, effervescent

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fervent

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adjective 
passionately excited or enthusiastic
ferv
Synonym: fiery
Antonym: indifferent
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fervor

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noun
emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
ferv
Synonym: eagerness
Antonym: apathy
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effervescent

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adjective 
highly spirited; animated
ferv
Synonym: bubbly 
Antonym: lifeless