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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |