having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

uh-sur-bik

Piers Morgan is known for having acerbic commnets.

to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

uh-gran-dahyz

agreeable; responsive to suggestion

uh-mee-nuh-buh[image]

something or someone out of place in terms of historical of chronological context

uh-nak-ruh-niz-uh[image]m

having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

uh-strin-juh[image]nt

sharing a border;touching; adjacent

kuh[image]n-tig-yoo-uh[image]s

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

kuh[image]n-ven-shuh[image]n

tending to believe too readily; gullible

krej-uh-luh[image]s

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

sin-uh-siz-uh[image]m

polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

dih-kawr-uh[image]m

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

dih-rizh-uh[image]n

to dry outor dehydrate; to make dry or dull

des-i-keyt

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

dil-i-tahnt

to slight or belittle

dih-spar-ij

to disclose something secret

dih-vuhlj

pointlessly talkative; talking too much

gar-uh-luh[image]s