GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
swathea band used in swathing
fermentto undergo fermentation
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
disconsolatecheerless