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AP Lang Vocab. Week 17
Acerbic-Rancid
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11th Grade
09/06/2010

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Acerbic
Definition
Sour or astringent in taste.
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Acrimonious
Definition
Caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
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Astringent
Definition
Harshly biting; caustic; stern or severe.
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Embittered
Definition
To make bitter; to cause to feel bitterness. 
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Acidic
Definition
Burning, corrosive.
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Captious
Definition
Apt to notice and make much of trivial defects and faults; faultfinding; difficult to please. 
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Vitriolic
Definition
Very caustic; scathing.
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Caustic
Definition
Capable or burning, corroding, or destroying live tissue; severely critical or sarcastic.
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Rancor
Definition
Bitter, rankling resentment or ill-will; hatred; malice.
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Rancid
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Having a rank, unpleasant, stale taste or smell, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils.
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