GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| natal | native |