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 |
|---|---|
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| paltry | inferior |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| slapdash | haphazard |