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 |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| engender | beget |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |