GRE Word List

HARANGUE

a speech addressed to a public assembly

The meaning of the word harangue is a speech addressed to a public assembly.

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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
fermentto undergo fermentation
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
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eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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