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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |