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 |
|---|---|
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| calculated | apt |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |