GRE Word List
CHAFE
irritate
The meaning of the word chafe is irritate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| meander | a winding path or course |