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
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)