GRE Word List
ASPERITY
roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
The meaning of the word asperity is roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger.
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| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
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| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| colloquy | conversation |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
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