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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| microcosm | a little world |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |