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 |
|---|---|
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| retribution | recompense |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| addle | rotten |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| leery | suspicious |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |