| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| acerbity | harshness or severity, as of temper or expression |
| verjuice | sourness, as of temper or expression |
| verjuiced | sourness, as of temper or expression |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
| syllepsis | (Greek) a construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in 'He lost his coat and his temper' |
| syllepses | SYLLEPSIS, (Greek) a construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in 'He lost his coat and his temper' |
