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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WordMeaning
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
ordainto invest (see invest
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute