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 |
|---|---|
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| debut | a first appearance |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |