GRE Word List

TIRADE

a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language

The meaning of the word tirade is a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language.

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WordMeaning
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
queasycausing nausea
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function