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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| 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 |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |