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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pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
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indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21