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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WordMeaning
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning