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 |
|---|---|
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |