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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WordMeaning
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
cremateto subject to cremation
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance