Unit 16-vocab Flashcards

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Excruciating

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Adj
Extremely painful; agonizing
-crux
Syn: unbearable 
Ant: pleasant
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Crux

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Latin
Cross
Words:excruciating, crux, crucial

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Crux

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Noun
The most important or decisive point
-crux
Syn: essence
Ant: extra
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Crucial

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Adj
Incredibly important, necessary
-crux

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Dol

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Latin
To feel pain, to be grieved
Words: indolent, doleful, dolorous

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Indolent

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Adj
Lazy; advert to work
-dol
Syn: listless
Ant: robust
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Doleful

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Adj
Sad; mournful
-dol
Syn: depressed
Ant: cheerful
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Dolorous

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Adj
Mournful; gloomy
-dol
Syn: bleak
Ant: uplifting
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Acri

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Latin
Sharp
Words: acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate

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Acerbic

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Adj
Harsh and biting in tone
-acri
Syn: sharp
Ant: bland
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Acrid

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Adj
Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating
-acri

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Acrimonious

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Adj
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
-acri
Syn: bitter
Ant: civil
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Exacebrate

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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
Words: Fervor, Fervent, Effervescent

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Fervent

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Adj
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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Adj
Highly spirited, animated
-ferv
Syn: Bubbly
Ant: lifeless