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 |
|---|---|
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| cemetery | a burial ground |