GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |