transitive verb to firmly declare (something), or to state or maintain (something) as true.When questioned by the press, the superintendent affirmed his faith in the police department.The expert affirmed that the fingerprints…
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tirade
noun a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue.When her grandmother saw what she was wearing, she knew she would hear one of her grandmother’s tirades about…
personify
1. to be a perfect or typical example of; embody.The lovely actress personified elegance. 2. to attribute human characteristics to (a nonhuman or inanimate thing).The poem personifies a tree. See the full…
opinionated
adjective having definite and unchangeable opinions, often seemingly on all subjects.Her father is very opinionated and really doesn’t listen to anybody else’s views on a subject. See the full entry