GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
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|---|---|
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| apprehend | arrest |
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