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.

Random words

WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
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egressa place or means of going out : exit
extantcurrently or actually existing
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
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marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion