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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| aptitude | inclination |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |