GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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itineranttraveling from place to place
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impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
husbanda male partner in a marriage
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
provisionthe act or process of providing
nullifyto make null (see null
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