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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| acetic | vinegary |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |