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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| edifice | building |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |