GRE Word List

RASP

to rub with something rough

The meaning of the word rasp is to rub with something rough.

Random words

WordMeaning
irksometending to irk : tedious
atypicalnot typical : irregular
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole