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 |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| quorum | a select group |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |