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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| benison | blessing |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |