GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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WordMeaning
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
collateto compare critically
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy