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 |
|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| potentate | ruler |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |