GRE Word List
TIRADE
a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
The meaning of the word tirade is a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| nib | bill |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |