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 |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |