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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |