GRE Word List
RASP
to rub with something rough
The meaning of the word rasp is to rub with something rough.
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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| haggard | not tamed |
| auroral | dawn |
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| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
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| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |