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 |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |