GRE Word List
VITRIOLIC
bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
The meaning of the word vitriolic is bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |