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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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |