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DEFINITION: (noun) Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior. SYNONYMS: acerbity, bitterness, jaundice. USAGE: Their divorce was marked by bitter acrimony, even though their friends had hoped it would be amicable.

When Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will and 31,000,000 kronor bequest established the Nobel Prizes, awarded annually to people or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to society. This year, former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) share the Nobel Peace Prize for their investigations of human-induced climate change and for raising awareness of global warming. The committee's decision to honor an environmental effort, rather than the more traditional attempts to resolve armed conflicts and minimize human suffering, is now the subject of controversy and debate.

Printmaking is the process of creating an image, called an impression, by inking a prepared plate or woodblock and pressing it against another material. Invented in China in the 5th century, the woodcut was both the earliest printmaking method and the first process that allowed printmakers to produce multiple copies of a text or artwork. Later, techniques involving engraved or etched metal plates were developed. What is the reductionist approach to applying multiple colors to an impression?