GRE Word List

CHASTISE

to censure severely : castigate

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

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WordMeaning
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
alleviaterelieve
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
consortassociate
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
serebeing dried and withered
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance