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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| condign | deserved |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |