GRE Word List
REPROVE
censure; rebuke; N. reproof
The meaning of the word reprove is censure; rebuke; N. reproof.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
leonine | like a lion |
factious | inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
decadence | decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent |