GRE Word List
HONE
to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
The meaning of the word hone is to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| 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 |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |