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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |