GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| overweening | arrogant |