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 |
|---|---|
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| pliant | pliable |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |