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acute

adjective
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
Antonyms: chronic Similar: subacute - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
Synonyms: intense Similar: sharp - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
Synonyms: discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp Similar: perceptive
noun
- a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Synonyms: acute accent, ague
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