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
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
submergeto put under water
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
esteemthe regard in which one is held
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
interloperone that interlopes: such as
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion