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 |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| harass | exhaust |