The meaning of reprimand in this sentence is scold.
The most common method to identify the meaning of a word is by using context clues. This means to know the meaning of a word you analyze the complete sentence or paragraph and look for words that indirectly define the unknown word.
The sentence shows the word reprimand is an antonym of the word praise because the author mentions:
Moreover, it is suggested reprimanding occurs when there is a bad result or action such as getting low grades.
Based on this, it can be inferred the meaning of this word is scold, because this is the word that best matches the context clues.
Note: This question is incomplete because the sentence is missing; here is the sentence "I thought that my parents would reprimand me for getting a poor grade on my science test. Instead, they praised me for trying my best."
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