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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| skimp | skimpy |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |