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 |
|---|---|
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| hubbub | noise |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |