GRE Word List
REBUKE
to criticize sharply : reprimand
The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| sublimate | sublime |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |