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 |
|---|---|
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| hubbub | noise |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |