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
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
immunenot susceptible or responsive
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
demurto take exception : object
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")