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 |
|---|---|
| effusion | pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing |
| inveigh | denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| secular | worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
| equine | resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
| mercurial | capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood |
| stink | stench; V: emit a strong foul odor |
| indict | charge; N. indictment |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| detonation | explosion |
