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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| swill | wash |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |