GRE Word List

CHIDE

to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke

The meaning of the word chide is to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke.

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WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
apparentopen to view : visible
depleteto empty of a principal substance
tentativenot fully worked out or developed