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 |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| purported | reputed |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| trample | tramp |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| biting | having the power to bite |