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 |
|---|---|
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |