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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| unsavory | insipid |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| paltry | inferior |