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 |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |