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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |