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.

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detonationthe action or process of detonating
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buxomvigorously or healthily plump
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ruffiana brutal person : bully
filingan act or instance of using a file
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose