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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| fiend | devil |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |