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 |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| motley | variegated in color |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| sow | an adult female swine |