GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |