GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

Random words

WordMeaning
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness