GRE Word List

CHASTISE

to censure severely : castigate

The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.

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WordMeaning
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
expatriatebanish
implyto express indirectly
brackishsomewhat salty
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
marrowbone marrow