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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stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
wastrelvagabond
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
lumberto move ponderously
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground