GRE Word List

REPROVE

to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent

The meaning of the word reprove is to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent.

Random words

WordMeaning
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
grillto broil on a grill
apiaristbeekeeper
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
engenderbeget
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets