acrid
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This short, acrid, somewhat heavy-handed work depicts Valentin’s crash course in political cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
What rare fruit survived to maturity on these little, addled trees was misshapen, acrid, and stubbornly green on one end; in short, it tasted terrible.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Burnt garlic is acrid and unforgiving; here, it should dissolve into the base of the sauce, barely visible but deeply present.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
At the Chhath festivities too, firecrackers lit up the sky, leaving the air acrid with the smell of burnt sulphur.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
As we entered the apartment, I smelled smoke, acrid and choking.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
Vocabulary lists containing acrid
Lord of the Flies
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 8
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