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 | 
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building | 
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke | 
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism | 
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care | 
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete | 
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil | 
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries | 
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced | 
| pore | to gaze intently | 
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |