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 |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| monotony | tedious sameness |