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 |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |