GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |