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excruciating
adj.extremely painful; agonizing

When I hurt my back snowboarding I felt an excruciating pain in my back,
crux
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.
crucial
adj. extremely necessary; essential

"Having a passport is crucial if you like to travel; othewise, you can't get out of the US"
indolent
adj.lazy; averse to work

I always warn my kids not to be indolent and work hard and get good grades.
doleful
adj. sad; mournful

I was so doleful when my grandma died; I was very sad for weeks after her death.
dolorous
mournful; gloomy

I had a dolorous feeling when I heard my grandma only had hour to live.

***dolorous is very similar to doleful**
acerbic
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!
acrid
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**
acrimonious
exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood -nasty in behavior, speech

His behaviour was totally acrimonious and nasty.

* similar to acerbic too**
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe

WHen my brother came home drunk, he just exacerbated my mother's paranoia. (made it worse)
fervent
adj passionately excited or enthusiastic

My brother is fervent about starting at UM next Fall.
fervor
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**
effervescent
highly spirited; animated

Nick Hidalgo is efervescent - always super excited and animated.