GRE Word List
BERATE
to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
The meaning of the word berate is to scold or condemn vehemently and at length.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |