GRE Word List

CHAFFING

the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain

The meaning of the word chaffing is the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain.

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languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
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daintysomething delicious to the taste
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
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