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 |
|---|---|
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |