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.

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WordMeaning
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
receptiveable or inclined to receive
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through