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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| welter | writhe |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| license | permission to act |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |