GRE Word List
CASTIGATION
to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
The meaning of the word castigation is to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| lampoon | satire |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |