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 |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |