GRE Word List
REMONSTRATE
to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
The meaning of the word remonstrate is to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |