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 |
|---|---|
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| wreak | bring about |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |