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.

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WordMeaning
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
interloperone that interlopes: such as
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted