GRE Word List

REBUKE

to criticize sharply : reprimand

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

Random words

WordMeaning
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
cerebrationto use the mind : think
egressa place or means of going out : exit
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely