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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WordMeaning
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
facileeasily accomplished or attained
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic