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
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
crypticsecret
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
firebranda piece of burning wood
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment