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 |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| canny | clever |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |