GRE Word List
REBUKE
to criticize sharply : reprimand
The meaning of the word rebuke is to criticize sharply : reprimand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |