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 |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |