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Re: While kidney stones are known to produce a truly ___________
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08 Oct 2017, 13:08
Explanation
The sensation produced by kidney stones is compared to the “agony of childbirth,” so you know you’re looking for a word that means “painful.” Painstaking, however, means “done with great care,” and tortuous means “full of twists and turns.” Both excruciating and torturous correctly describe terrible pain.
Hence options ecruciating, torturous are best fit!