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 |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |