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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| mortician | undertaker |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |