GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| farce | stuff |
| actuary | clerk |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| stringent | tight |