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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| demure | reserved |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |