GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |