GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| motley | variegated in color |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| veracious | truthful |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| effusion | an act of effusing |