GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |