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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |