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 |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| schism | division |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| slake | subside |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| stilted | pompous |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |