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 |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |