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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
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| kismet | fate |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| trenchant | keen |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
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| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |