GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |