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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| retribution | recompense |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| facade | the front of a building |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |