GRE Word List

CHASTISE

to censure severely : castigate

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

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WordMeaning
antithesisthe direct opposite
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
monotonytedious sameness
occidentwest
ebullientboiling
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily