GRE Word List
REPROBATION
the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
The meaning of the word reprobation is the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated.
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |