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rail

verbCommon GRE wordMore R words

to complain bitterly or protest in harsh, abusive language

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Rail in a sentence

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The columnist railed against the new tax for weeks without offering any alternative.

Antonyms
praiseapplaud

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Rail (verb) means to complain bitterly or protest in harsh, abusive language
Here is rail used in an example sentence: "The columnist railed against the new tax for weeks without offering any alternative."
Common synonyms for rail include rant, fulminate, inveigh, rage.
Antonyms of rail include praise, applaud.
Rail is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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