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excruciating
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adj.extremely painful; agonizing
When I hurt my back snowboarding I felt an excruciating pain in my back, |
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crux
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adj. the most important or decisive point
"It doesn't matter who goes on the trip, the crux (the most important ) is who my roommate is, everything else in unimportant. |
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crucial
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adj. extremely necessary; essential
"Having a passport is crucial if you like to travel; othewise, you can't get out of the US" |
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indolent
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adj.lazy; averse to work
I always warn my kids not to be indolent and work hard and get good grades. |
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doleful
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adj. sad; mournful
I was so doleful when my grandma died; I was very sad for weeks after her death. |
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dolorous
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mournful; gloomy
I had a dolorous feeling when I heard my grandma only had hour to live. ***dolorous is very similar to doleful** |
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acerbic
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harsh and biting in tone OR
bitter, sharp, or sour Those were some real acerbic (harsh) words about the President. I think you need to be kinder! |
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acrid
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stinging or biting in odor or taste
- acerbic That grapefruit was extremely acrid and acerbic. ** acrid and acerbic are similar too although acerbic could also be a person who is bitter or food that is bitter** |
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acrimonious
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exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood -nasty in behavior, speech
His behaviour was totally acrimonious and nasty. * similar to acerbic too** |
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
WHen my brother came home drunk, he just exacerbated my mother's paranoia. (made it worse) |
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fervent
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adj passionately excited or enthusiastic
My brother is fervent about starting at UM next Fall. |
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fervor
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n. emotional excitement; headed enthusiasm
My brother has a lot of fervor about starting at UM in Fall *fervor is noun amd fervent is adj** |
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effervescent
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highly spirited; animated
Nick Hidalgo is efervescent - always super excited and animated. |