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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| fluke | flatfish |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |