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 |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |