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

WordMeaning
billowingwave
yoretime past and especially long past
coalesceto grow together
legerdemainsleight of hand
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
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exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl