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
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
consignto give over to another's care
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird