GRE Word List

CHASTISE

to censure severely : castigate

The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.

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WordMeaning
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
stenchstink
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act