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 |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |