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 |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |