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 |
|---|---|
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |