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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| abnegation | denial |
| disconsolate | cheerless |