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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |