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 |
|---|---|
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| haven | harbor |
| convention | agreement |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |