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 |
|---|---|
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |