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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| Word | Meaning |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
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| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
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| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |