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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| etymology | the 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 |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |