GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |