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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |