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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| prong | fork |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |