GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| paramour | lover |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |