GRE Word List
ACERBITY
the quality of being acerbic
The meaning of the word acerbity is the quality of being acerbic.
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|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
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| dour | stern |
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| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
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