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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |