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

WordMeaning
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
prepossessingcreating prejudice
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed