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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |