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

WordMeaning
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
brawnymuscular
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate