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 |
|---|---|
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |