GRE Word List
CHASTEN
to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
The meaning of the word chasten is to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |