GRE Word List
REBUKE
to criticize sharply : reprimand
The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| engender | beget |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| bog | wet spongy ground |