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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |