GRE Word List
RASP
to rub with something rough
The meaning of the word rasp is to rub with something rough.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| disport | sport |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
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| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |