GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |