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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |