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 |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| wry | twist |
| indite | make up |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |