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 |
|---|---|
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |