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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| figment | something made up or contrived |