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 |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| imbue | endow |