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 |
|---|---|
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| amend | to put right |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |