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   vit·ri·ol

   /ˈvitrēəl/

   noun

   • 1. cruel and bitter criticism: "her mother's sudden gush of fury and vitriol"
   • 2. sulfuric acid: archaic, literary "it was as if his words were spraying vitriol on her face"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the sulfate of various metals): from Old French, or from medieval Latin vitriolum, from Latin vitrum ‘glass’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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