GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |