asperity

Day 25Level 3

uh-SPER-uh-tee

harshness

severity or harshness especially of tone

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

bitterness, acerbity, roughness

Antonyms:

softness, mildness

Example Sentence:

In a press conference, the president responded with such asperity that we knew he was deeply offended by the question.

Related Words

miserable

ab-jekt

pathetic, miserable, hopeless

artistic

es-THET-ik

relating to or appreciating art or beauty

increase in power

uh-GRAAN-diez

to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater

loyalty

uh-LEE-juhns

loyalty

adulterate

uh-LOY

make less pure; adulterate

deception

AHR-tuh-fis

deception; trickery