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 |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| conflagration | fire |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| veracious | truthful |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |