GRE Word List
REPRIMAND
a severe or formal reproof
The meaning of the word reprimand is a severe or formal reproof.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |