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 |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| commune | talk over |
| fleck | streak |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |