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 |
|---|---|
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |