GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| polity | political organization |
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