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 |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |