GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |