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 |
|---|---|
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| calculated | apt |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |