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 |
|---|---|
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| approbation | commendation |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |