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