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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beelinea straight direct course
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
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unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
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cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
motea small particle : speck