Unit 16 Vocab Flashcards

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Excruciating

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Adjective
Extremely painful

Unbearable
Pleasant

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Crux

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Latin for cross

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Crux

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Noun

Most important decision or point

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Crucial

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Adjective

Extremely necessary, good

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Dol

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Latin to feel pain

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Indolent

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Adjective

Lazy

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Doleful

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Adjective

Sad, mournful

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Dolorous

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Adjective

Mournful, gloomy

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Acri

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Latin for sharp

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Acerbic

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Adjective

Harsh, biting in tone

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Acrid

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Stinging or biting in taste, harsh, irritating

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Acrimonious

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Adjective
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech and mood

Bitter
Civil

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Exacerbate

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Verb
To make worse or severe

Aggravate
Ease

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Ferv

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Latin to boil, to warm

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Fervent

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Adjective

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

Fiery
Indifferent

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Fervor

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Noun

Emotional excitement

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Effervescent

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Adjective

Highly spirited, animated