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.

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prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
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outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery