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   exasperate

   /ɪɡˈzasp(ə)reɪt/

   verb

   • 1. irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely: "this futile process exasperates prison officers"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin exasperat- ‘irritated to anger’, from the verb exasperare (based on asper ‘rough’).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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