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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |