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 |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |