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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |