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 |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| billow | wave |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |