GRE vocabulary
acerbity
harshness or bitterness of tone or manner
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In a sentence
Acerbity in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing acerbity in a sentence.
He responded with such acerbity that the room fell silent.
Synonyms
Antonyms
sweetnessmildnessamiability
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Questions about “acerbity”
Acerbity (noun) means harshness or bitterness of tone or manner
Here is acerbity used in an example sentence: "He responded with such acerbity that the room fell silent."
Common synonyms for acerbity include sharpness, asperity, sourness.
Antonyms of acerbity include sweetness, mildness, amiability.
Acerbity is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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