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 |
|---|---|
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| random | a haphazard course |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| pending | during |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |