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
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
woefulfull of woe : grievous
badinageplayful repartee : banter
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
aptitudeinclination
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical