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 |
|---|---|
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| nomenclature | name |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| scourge | whip |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |