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 |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| slake | subside |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |