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 |
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muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
nib | bill |
quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
liability | the quality or state of being liable |
indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |