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 |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |