transitive verb 1. to turn to advantage or profit.The country is attempting to exploit its vast mineral wealth. 2. to use to one’s own advantage and to the disadvantage of the person…
affirm
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…