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
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
darta light spear
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
maneuvera military or naval movement
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
constituenta member of a constituency