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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |