GRE Word List

RASP

to rub with something rough

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

Random words

WordMeaning
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
caterto provide a supply of food
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction