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 |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| scion | descendant |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |