GRE Word List
REPROACH
an expression of rebuke or disapproval
The meaning of the word reproach is an expression of rebuke or disapproval.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |