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 |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| condign | deserved |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |