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 |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| implode | to burst inward |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |