Unit 16 Flashcards

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Excruciating

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Extremely painful;agonizing
Adj.
Sym:unbearable
Ant:pleasant

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Crux

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Cross 
Latin
Excruciating 
Crux
Crucial
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Crux

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The most important or decisive point
N.
SYN:essence
Ant:extra

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Crucial

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Extremely necessary,essential

Adj.

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Dol

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To feel pain to be grieved
Latin
Indolent
Doleful
Dolorous
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Indolent

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Lazy;averse to work
Adj.
Sym:listless
Ant:robust

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Doleful

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Sad,mournful
Adj.
SYN:depressed
Ant:cheerful

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Dolorous

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Mournful,gloomy
Adj.
SYN:bleak
Ant:uplifting

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Acri

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Sharp
Latin
Acerbic
Acrid
Acrimonious
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Acerbic

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Harsh and biting and tone
Adj.
Sym:sharp
Ant:bland

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Acrid

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Stinging or biting in odor or taste,harsh,irritating

Adj.

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Acrimonious

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Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Adj.
Sym:bitter
Ant:civil

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Exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe
V.
Sym:aggravate
Ant:ease

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Ferv

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To boil,to be warm 
Latin
Fervent
Fervor
Effervescent
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Fervent

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Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Adj.
Sym:fiery
Ant:indifferent

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Fervor

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Emotional excitement,heated enthuasium
N.
Sym:eargness
Ant:apathy

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Effervescent

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Highly spirited;animated
Adj.
SYN:bubbly
Ant:lifeless