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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
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| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| championship | designation as champion |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |