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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |