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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WordMeaning
caterto provide a supply of food
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure