Vocab 8 (E)

acerbic

acerbic

sour or bitter in taste; harsh or sharp in speech, manner, or temper

acrid

bitterly pungent or harsh in taste or smell; sharply stinging

exacerbate

to increase the severity of something; to intensify irritation or violence

acrimony

bitter, sharp animosity, especially in behavior or speech

acumen

keenness of insight and discernment; sagacity

acute

very discerning; quickly alert to impressions; severe; intense

peremptory

urgently commanding; officious or arrogantly dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or further disagreement

preempt

to take precedence over someone or something already arranged or in place; to seize priority

redemption

deliverance from sin; atonement for guilt; retrieval; reclamation; reformation

technocracy

government or social systems that put technological theories into practice

plutocrat

a member of a governing wealthy class or a person whose wealth grants political influence

pecuniary

relating to money or necessary parent of it

impecunious

lacking money; penniless

comportment

behavior; demeanor; mode of bearing or movement

purport

to claim; to profess (without giving proof); to appear to be

acr-

bitter, sour

ac-

to sharpen; needle

emp-

to buy

cra-

strength

pecu-

wealth

port-

to carry