GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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nimblequick and light in motion : agile
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delveexcavate
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pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals