GRE Word List

UPBRAID

to criticize severely : find fault with

The meaning of the word upbraid is to criticize severely : find fault with.

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ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
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