acer, acid, acri

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin roots acer, acid, and acri, meaning "bitter, sour, sharp."
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  1. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  2. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  3. acid
    a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7
  4. acidic
    having a pH of less than 7
  5. acidification
    the process of shifting toward the lower end of the pH scale
  6. acidity
    the property of being acidic
  7. acid rain
    precipitation with toxic gas emissions combined with water
  8. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  9. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  10. acridness
    extreme bitterness
  11. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  12. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  13. amino acid
    organic compounds containing an amino group and acid group
  14. exacerbate
    make worse
Created on Fri May 09 16:13:59 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:45:38 EDT 2025)

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