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 |
|---|---|
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |