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
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
betokento typify beforehand : presage