GRE Word List

CHAFF

the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain

The meaning of the word chaff is the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain.

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WordMeaning
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
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sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
incognitowith one's identity concealed
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
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glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue