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.

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progenydescendants
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
farcestuff
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
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motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)