GRE Word List
REPROACH
an expression of rebuke or disapproval
The meaning of the word reproach is an expression of rebuke or disapproval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |