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 |
|---|---|
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| brazen | made of brass |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |