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 |
|---|---|
| savory | having savor: such as |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| seemly | good-looking |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |