GRE Word List

REPRIMAND

a severe or formal reproof

The meaning of the word reprimand is a severe or formal reproof.

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WordMeaning
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
boostto push or shove up from below
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
babbleto talk enthusiastically or excessively