GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
waifa stray person or animal