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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |