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
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
dripto let fall in drops
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
applicationan act of applying:
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage