acerbe

Meaning

acerbic, caustic, scathing

Example

The particularly acerbic review did not stop the film from finding its audience.

Word forms

More words at level C1

• acuité acuteness, sharpness, severity
• afférent relating (to), pertaining, related
• aléa hazard, uncertainty, risk
• aléatoire random, uncertain, unreliable
• ancrer to anchor, to embed, to entrench
• apanage preserve, prerogative, privilege
• avérer to prove to be, to turn out
• brider to curb, to restrain, to hold back

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