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 |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |