GRE Word List

CHAFE

irritate

The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.

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WordMeaning
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
conteststrive
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
requiteto make return for : repay
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze