GRE Word List
ACIDULOUS
somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
The meaning of the word acidulous is somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner.
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| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| repercussion | reflection |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
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