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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skimpskimpy
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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