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 |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |