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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |