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 |
|---|---|
| scintilla | spark |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| charlatan | quack |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |