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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secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
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hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
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mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix