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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| espouse | marry |
| primal | original |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |