GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| bulk | magnitude |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |