GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
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outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential