GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| rightful | just |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
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