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  • 101supertaster — (SOO.pur.tays.tur) n. A person with an extremely strong sense of taste. Also: super taster, super taster. Example Citation: We live in different taste worlds, said Linda Bartoshuk, an experimental psychologist at Yale University. Some people have …

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  • 102gall — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, abrasion, acerbity, acid, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggravation, agonize, ail, anger, animosity, annoy, annoyance, arouse, arrogance …

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  • 103acidity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, bitterness, acridity, acidosis, acidulousness, hyperacidity, tartness, sharpness, acridness, pungency, fermentation, vinegariness, harshness, causticity, astringency, keenness. Ant. sweetness*, alkalinity,… …

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  • 104bitter — /ˈbɪtə / (say bituh) adjective 1. having a harsh, disagreeable taste, like that of quinine. 2. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. 3. causing pain; piercing; stinging: bitter cold. 4. characterised by intense animosity: bitter… …

  • 105wormwood — /ˈwɜmwʊd / (say wermwood) noun 1. any plant of the genus Artemisia, as santonica and moxa. 2. a bitter, aromatic herb, Artemisia absinthium, native to Europe, formerly much used as a vermifuge and a tonic, but now chiefly in making absinthe (def …

  • 106POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which …

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  • 107Acerbity — A*cerb i*ty, n. [F. acerbit[ e], L. acerbitas, fr. acerbus. See {Acerb}.] 1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language …

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  • 108Acridity — A*crid i*ty, Acridness Ac rid*ness . The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech. Syn: acridness [1913 Webster] 2. having an acrid smell. Syn: pungency… …

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  • 109Acridness — Acridity A*crid i*ty, Acridness Ac rid*ness . The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech. Syn: acridness [1913 Webster] 2. having an acrid smell. Syn:… …

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  • 110rankle — verb (rankled; rankling) Etymology: Middle English ranclen to fester, from Anglo French rancler, from Old French draoncler, raoncler, from draoncle, raoncle festering sore, from Medieval Latin dracunculus, from Latin, diminutive of draco serpent… …

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