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
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
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razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words