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 |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| seemly | good-looking |