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
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
inopportuneinconvenient
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative