GRE Word List
REBUKE
to criticize sharply : reprimand
The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |