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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| shove | to push along |