GRE Word List
ACERBITY
the quality of being acerbic
The meaning of the word acerbity is the quality of being acerbic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| broach | brooch |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
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