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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| calorific | caloric |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |