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 |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| debonair | suave |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |