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 |
|---|---|
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |