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111crucial — [ kru:ʃ(ə)l] adjective 1》 decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something. 2》 informal excellent. Derivatives cruciality ʃɪ alɪti noun crucially adverb Word History The word crucial entered English in the 18th …
112ex- — 1 (also e ; ef before f) prefix 1》 out: exclude. 2》 upward: extol. 3》 thoroughly: excruciate. 4》 denoting removal or release: excommunicate. 5》 forming verbs which denote inducement of a state: exasperate. 6》 denoting a former state: ex husband.… …
113rack — I. n. 1. Torture, torment, anguish, agony, pang, extreme pain. 2. Crib, manger. 3. Neck (of mutton), crag. 4. Mist, vapor, flying cloud, moisture, dampness. 5. (Naut.) Fairleader. 6. Stand, frame …
114torment — I. n. Anguish, agony, torture, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress. II. v. a. 1. Torture, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to the rack, put to torture, harass with anguish. 2. Pain, distress,… …
115torture — I. n. Anguish, agony, torment, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress. II. v. a. Torment, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to extreme pain …
116agonize — v 1. suffer, writhe, bleed, go through hell, be in misery. 2. struggle, wrestle, grapple, fight with; labor, toil, strive, strain, exert oneself, exercise oneself, work on; pour over, worry over, trouble oneself over, lose sleep over, Sl. beat… …
117anguish — n 1. agony, torment, torture; pain, pang, throe, paroxysm; aching, suffering, misery, Archaic. bale, dolor; sorrow, heartache, heartbreak, grief, woe, ruth, sadness. 2. affliction, distress, Med. angor, disquiet, disquietude; anxiety, angst;… …
118convulse — v 1. agitate, disturb, unsettle, discompose, upset, shake, shake up, churn, churn up, swirl, roil, Chiefly U.S. rile; commove, heave, upheave, toss. 2. torture, torment, agonize, harrow, excruciate, wring, rack, twist. 3. amuse, Inf. crack [s.o.] …
119crucify — v 1. persecute, torment, torture, rack, wring, excruciate; harrow, distress, agonize, trouble. 2.(of oneself) practice self discipline or self denial, mortify the flesh, subdue the passions. 3. put to death, execute, nail to the cross, hang on… …
120grill — n 1. gridiron, grate, barbecue; griddle v 2. broil, barbecue; fry, griddle. 3. persecute, torment, torture, excruciate, burn, scald. 4.Informal. cross examine, cross question, interrogate, quiz, pump, catechize …
