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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| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| auroral | dawn |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |