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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| sear | being dried and withered |