GRE Word List
ACRIMONIOUS
stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
The meaning of the word acrimonious is stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| intimate | hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| statute | law enacted by the legislature |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| plutocracy | society ruled by the wealthy |
| ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
| murky | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| enclave | territory enclosed within an alien land |