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 |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| appease | pacify |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |