GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |