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
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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |