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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |