GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
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| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
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| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| diadem | crown |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
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