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

WordMeaning
gnomemaxim
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
maroona dark red
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use