GRE Word List

DIATRIBE

a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing

The meaning of the word diatribe is a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing.

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elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
recitala detailed account : enumeration
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture