GRE Word List
CHASTISE
to censure severely : castigate
The meaning of the word chastise is to censure severely : castigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| grate | grating |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| nourish | nurture |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |