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 |
|---|---|
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| hortatory | hortative |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| apprehend | arrest |