GRE Word List
UPBRAID
to criticize severely : find fault with
The meaning of the word upbraid is to criticize severely : find fault with.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
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| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
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| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |