Unit 16 Vocabulary Flashcards by Luis Corps | Brainscape

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Excruciating

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adj. Extremely painful; agonizing

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Crux (root)

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Cross

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Crux

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n. The most important or decisive point

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Crucial

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adj. Extremely necessary; essential

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Dol (root)

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To feel pain, to feel grieved

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Indolent

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adj. Lazy; averse to work

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Doleful

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adj. Sad; mournful

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Dolorous

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adj. Mournful; gloomy

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Acri (root)

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Sharp

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Acerbic

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adj. Harsh and biting in tone

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Acrid

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adj. Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating

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Acrimonious

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adj. Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

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Exacerbate

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v. To make worse or more severe

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Ferv (root)

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To boil, to be warm

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Fervent

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adj. Passionately excited or enthusiastic

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Fervor

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n. Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm

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Effervescent

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adj. Highly spirited; animated