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 |
|---|---|
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |