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 |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| polity | political organization |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |