acerbic (ә-ser′-bik) adj. [Latin from acerbus, harsh or bitter of taste]

Question

sharply critical
sarcastic in tone
How does the word’s origin connect to its current meaning?

(1 point)
Responses

Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.
Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.

Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.
Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.

Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.

Its Latin origin refers to a critical point of view, while its current meaning describes a sarcastic manner.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.

The word "acerbic" originally referred to something that had a bitter or harsh taste (from the Latin "acerbus"), and its current meaning extends that concept to describe a tone or manner that is sharply critical or sarcastic.