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 |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| obscure | dark |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |