GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
retaliateto return like for like
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
slewa large number
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers