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 |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |