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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| fleck | streak |
| exegesis | exposition |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |