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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| retribution | recompense |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| steep | lofty |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |