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 |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| dissension | disagreement |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |