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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
canterone who uses cant: such as
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
retortto pay or hurl back : return
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
seedycontaining or full of seeds
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance