snipe vs vitriol

snipe and vitriol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snipe	Yes	No	Yes	No
vitriol	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vitriol is a hyponym of snipe; that is, vitriol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snipe:

Other hyponyms of snipe include abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout, claw, rip, whang, barrage, bombard, blister, scald, scorch, whip, rubbish.

snipe (noun)	vitriol (noun)
a gunshot from a concealed location	abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks	(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

snipe (verb)	vitriol (verb)
attack in speech or writing	subject to bitter verbal abuse
aim and shoot with great precision	expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
hunt or shoot snipe