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 |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |