GRE Word List
DIATRIBE
bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
The meaning of the word diatribe is bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | improve |
| haunt | (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
| cauterize | burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
| margin | border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety |
| veer | change in direction; swerve |
| fluency | smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
| malignant | tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor |
| marred | damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure |
| reaper | one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop |
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
