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

WordMeaning
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
receptiveable or inclined to receive
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit