Unit 16 Vocab

Question 0

Excruciating

Answer 0

adj. extremely painful, agonizing (L)
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant

Question 1

Crux

Answer 1

Cross (L)

• excruciating
• crux
• crucial

Question 2

Crux

Answer 2

n. the most important and decisive point
Syn: essence
Ant: extra

Question 3

Crucial

Answer 3

Adj. extremely necessary, essential

Question 4

DOL

Answer 4

To feel pain, to be grieved. (L)

• indolent
• doleful
• dolorous

Question 5

Indolent

Answer 5

adj. lazy; averse to work L.
Syn: listless
Ant: robust

Question 6

Doleful

Answer 6

Adj. sad, mournful.
Syn: depressed
Ant: cheerful

Question 7

Dolorous

Answer 7

Adj. mournful, gloomy
Syn: break
Ant: uplifting

Question 8

ACRI

Answer 8

Sharp (L)

• acerbic
• acrid
• Acrimonious
• exacerbate

Question 9

Acerbic

Answer 9

Adj. harsh biting in tone L.
Syn: sharp
Ant: bland

Question 10

Acrid

Answer 10

Adj. stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating

Question 11

Acrimonious

Answer 11

Adj. exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood L.
Syn: bitter
Ant: civil

Question 12

Exacerbate

Answer 12

v. To make worse or more severe L.
Syn: aggravate
Ant: ease

Question 13

FERV

Answer 13

L. To boil, be warm.

• fervent
• fervor
• effervescent

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

Adj. passionately excited or enthusiastic
Syn: fiery
Ant: indifferent

Question 15

Fervor

Answer 15

n. emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Syn: eagerness
Ant: apathy

Question 16

Effervescent

Answer 16

Adj. highly spirited, animated L.
Syn: bubbly
Ant: lifeless