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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| wry | twist |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |