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 |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| denomination | an act of denominating |