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.

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WordMeaning
pulchritudephysical comeliness
dissonancelack of agreement
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
exploitdeed
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)