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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| calorific | caloric |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |