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 |
|---|---|
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
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