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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |