Vocabulary Word
Word: acrid
Definition: bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
Definition: bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
Sentences Containing 'acrid'
A painful giddiness overwhelmed Villefort; great drops of acrid sweat fell from his face upon the papers which he held in his convulsed hand.
The milk is white with an initially mild, later hot and acrid taste.
This previously unpublished material begins in Chapter 8 with the phrase, "Acrid smoke billowed about him, stinging his nostrils."
The expansion material finally terminates in Chapter 16 just before the repeated phrase, "Acrid smoke billowed about him, stinging his nostrils."
"Ya" originated from "ja" (a variation of "dearu" as "da") in the late of Edo period and "ja" is still used slightly in acrid speech.
The roots have the following properties: purgative, tonic, anodyne, digestive, acrid, thermogenic, anthelmintic, diuretic, febrifuge, diaphoretic, rubefacient and antiinflammatory.
He tried putting one of the other beetles in his mouth to free his hand, but it ejected acrid fluid down his throat, causing him to spit it out and lose all three.
The oyster mushroom is best when picked young; as the mushroom ages, the flesh becomes tough and the flavor becomes acrid and unpleasant.
