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

WordMeaning
impoverishto make poor
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
uproariousmarked by uproar
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small