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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |