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 |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |