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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |