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
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
flagrantconspicuously offensive