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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clientele | a body of clients |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| noisome | noxious |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |