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 |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| forebears | ancestor |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |