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 |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |