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 |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |