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acrid

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

unpleasantly sharp or harsh in smell or taste

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Acrid in a sentence

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The acrid smoke from the fire stung everyone's eyes.

Synonyms
pungentbittercaustic
Antonyms
sweetmildfragrant

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Acrid (adjective) means unpleasantly sharp or harsh in smell or taste
Here is acrid used in an example sentence: "The acrid smoke from the fire stung everyone's eyes."
Common synonyms for acrid include pungent, bitter, caustic.
Antonyms of acrid include sweet, mild, fragrant.
Acrid is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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