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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| indite | make up |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |