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 |
|---|---|
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| cursive | running |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| billowing | wave |