GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| blackball | to vote against |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| distant | separated in space : away |