Word of the Week #4

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MCom 100W- Tu/Th 10:30am
Word of the Week #4

Exasperate

Source: Takami, H. (1999). Battle Royale. San Francisco: VIZ Media, LCC.

How it was used: "His exasperating, outrageous behavior was bad enough, but now it was so out of control it was like he was from another world".

Definition: Exasperate: adjective, verb (used with object)
(verb)
1. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
2. Archaic: to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.)
(adjective)
3. Botany. rough: covered with hard, projecting points, as a leaf.

My sentence: The young woman had an exasperated look on her face as waited in a long line at a coffee shop.