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 |
|---|---|
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| ramification | branch |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |