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

WordMeaning
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
hubbubnoise
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
naivetea naive remark or action
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly