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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WordMeaning
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
paramourlover
nutritiousnourishing
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
conflagrationfire
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
babbleto talk enthusiastically or excessively
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
betrothto promise to marry
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring