GRE Word List

RASP

to rub with something rough

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

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WordMeaning
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
poreto gaze intently
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found