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
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment