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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| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
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