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.

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paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
obscuredark
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
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