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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ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
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stem_fromarise from; originate from
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