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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| purported | reputed |