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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |