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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| seemly | good-looking |
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