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Unit 16 Flashcards

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Excruciating

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Adjective
Extremely painful; agonizing 
Crux
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant
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Crux

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Latin
Cross
Excruciating, crux, crucial

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Crux

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The most important or decisive point
Crux
Syn: essence
Ant: extra
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Crucial

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Adjective
Extremely necessary; essential
Crux

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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
Syn: listless
Any: Robust
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Doleful

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Adjective
Sad; mournful
Dol
Syn: depressed
Ant: cheerful
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Dolorous

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Adjective
Mournful; gloomy
Dol
Syn: bleak 
Ant: uplifting
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Acri

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Latin
Sharp
Acerbic, acrid, acrimonious

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Acerbic

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Adjective
Harsh and bitting in tone
Acri
Syn: sharp 
Ant: bland
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Acrid

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Adjective
Stinging or bitting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
Acri

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Acrimonious

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Adjective
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Acri
Syn: bitter
Ant: civil
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Exacerbate

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Verb
To make worse or more severe
Acri
Syn: aggravate
Ant: 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
Syn: fiery
Ant: indifferent
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Fervor

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Noun
Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm 
Ferv
Syn: eagerness 
Ant: apathy
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Effervescent

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Adjective 
Highly spirited; animated 
Ferv
Syn: bubbly
Ant: lifeless

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