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 |
|---|---|
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
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| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |