GRE Word List
REBUKE
to criticize sharply : reprimand
The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |