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 |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |