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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| junket | trip |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| welter | writhe |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |