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.

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WordMeaning
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
stiltedpompous
nexusconnection
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will