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 |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |