vex
/vɛks/verb
High School
1
To annoy, irritate.
2
To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
3
To trouble aggressively, to harass.
4
To twist, to weave.
5
To be irritated; to fret.
6
To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic#obsolete#rare