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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WordMeaning
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
diversediffering from one another : unlike
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive