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 |
|---|---|
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |