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 |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |