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 |
|---|---|
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
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| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
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| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
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