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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WordMeaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
gibeto utter taunting words
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner