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

WordMeaning
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
ancestryline of descent : lineage
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
briman upper or outer margin : verge
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
pliantpliable
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
embroiderto ornament with needlework
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator