GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |