GRE Word List

RASP

to rub with something rough

The meaning of the word rasp is to rub with something rough.

Random words

WordMeaning
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
propsomething that props or sustains : support
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
tillerone that tills : cultivator
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
nourishmentfood
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated