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 |
|---|---|
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| grate | grating |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |