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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| appease | pacify |
| coin | corner |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |