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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| calorific | caloric |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |