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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |