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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
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| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |