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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culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge