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 |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| raiment | clothing |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |