GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
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| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |