GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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WordMeaning
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea