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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
