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 |
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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 |