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 |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| recast | to cast again |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |