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
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
fortuitousoccurring by chance
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
influxa coming in
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents