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 |
|---|---|
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| fabricate | invent |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |