Vocabulary Unit 16 Flashcards

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Excruciating

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Adj.
extremely painful, agonizing
Unbearable
Pleasant

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CRUX

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Latin
Cross
Excruciating, crux, crucial

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Crux

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Noun
The most important or decisive point
Essence
Extra

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Crucial

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Adj.

extreme necessary; essential

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DOL

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Latin
T feel pain, to be grieved
Indolent, doleful,dolorous

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Indolent

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Adj.
lazy, averse to work
Listless
Robust

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Doleful

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Adj.
sad or mournful
Depressed
Cheerful

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Dolorous

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Adj.
mourning; gloomy
Bleak
Uplifting

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ACRI

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Latin
Sharp
Acerbic, acrid, acrimonious,exacerbate

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Acerbic

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Adj.
harsh and biting in tone
Sharp
Bland

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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
Bitter
Civil

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Exacerbate

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Verb
To make worse or more severe
Aggravate
Ease

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FERV

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Latin
To boil, be warm
Fervent, fervor, effervescent

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Fervent

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Adj.
passionately excited ion enthusiastic
Fiery
Indifferent

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Fervor

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Noun
Emotional excitement, heated enthusiasm
eagerness
apathy

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Effervescent

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Adj.
highly spirited, animated
Bubbly
Lifeles