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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |