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Word: berate

Definition: scold strongly


More Vocab Words

::: implement - put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
::: withdrawn - introverted; retiring; remote
::: litany - supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
::: premeditate - plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder
::: bedraggle - wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled
::: invoke - call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God
::: nether - lower; Ex. nether garments/regions
::: ancillary - serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
::: fluctuate - waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
::: aperture - opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light