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 |
|---|---|
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |