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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| verge | brink |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |