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 |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |