GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| unkempt | not combed |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |