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.

Random words

WordMeaning
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development