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  • 41minute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 one sixtieth of an hour ADJECTIVE ▪ closing, final, opening ▪ He scored in the final minutes of the game. ▪ passing ▪ With each passing minut …

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  • 42wait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, lengthy, long ▪ We had a long wait to see the doctor. ▪ short ▪ agonizing, anxious …

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  • 43insufferable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unendurable, unbearable, insupportable, intolerable, past bearing or enduring, more than flesh and blood can bear; agonizing, excruciating. See pain. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unbearable,… …

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  • 44uncomfortable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. uneasy; cramped; disturbed, restless; embarrassing, difficult; unpleasant, distressing. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Troubled in body or mind] Syn. distressed, ill at ease, uneasy,… …

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  • 45painful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Referring to physical anguish] Syn. sore, raw, aching, throbbing, burning, torturing, hurtful, biting, piercing, sharp, severe, caustic, tormenting, smarting, extreme, grievous, griping, stinging, lacerating, bruised,… …

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  • 46Excitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitation of feeling excitation of feeling Sgm: N 1 mental excitement mental excitement Sgm: N 1 suscitation suscitation galvanism stimulation piquancy provocation inspiration… …

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  • 47painful — [adj] physically or mentally agonizing aching, afflictive, agonizing, arduous, awful, biting, burning, caustic, difficult, dire, disagreeable, distasteful, distressing, dreadful, excruciating, extreme, extremely bad, grievous, hard, harrowing,… …

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  • 48agonize — [ag′ə nīz΄] vi. agonized, agonizing [LL agonizare < Gr agōnizesthai, to contend for a prize < agōn, AGON] 1. to make convulsive efforts; struggle 2. to be in agony or great pain; feel anguish vt. to cause great pain to; torture agonizing… …

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  • 49Agonies — Agony Ag o*ny, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.] 1. Violent contest or striving. [1913 Webster] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Pain so… …

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  • 50Agonize — Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope. [1913… …

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