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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |