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 |
|---|---|
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
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| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |