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 |
|---|---|
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| raspy | harsh |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| mulct | fine |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |