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 |
|---|---|
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |