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 |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| haggard | not tamed |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |