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 |
|---|---|
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |