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

WordMeaning
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
preamblean introductory statement
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
guisea form or style of dress : costume
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
slakesubside