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 |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
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| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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| guy | man |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |