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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| convention | agreement |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| rift | fissure |
| quarry | game |