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

WordMeaning
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
effeteno longer fertile
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
dynamogenerator
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
pendingduring
trancestupor