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 |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |