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 |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |