GRE Word List

REBUKE

to criticize sharply : reprimand

The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.

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WordMeaning
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
deliriuman acute (see acute
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
descryto catch sight of
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
dissipateto break up and drive off
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
martineta strict disciplinarian