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 |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |