GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |