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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pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
uprightperpendicular
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analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
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ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
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