vitriol — Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
vicious — addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
destructiveness — tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm.
