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 |
|---|---|
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |