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.

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WordMeaning
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
snivelto run at the nose
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy