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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |