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 |
|---|---|
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |