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 |
|---|---|
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| benison | blessing |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |