GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
raptlifted up and carried away
disportsport
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually