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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| clip | encompass |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| vital | of the utmost importance |