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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |