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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |