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 |
|---|---|
| suppliant | supplicant |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |