GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |