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 |
|---|---|
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| ravenous | rapacious |