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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| forebears | ancestor |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |