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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |