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 |
|---|---|
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |