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 |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| ebullient | boiling |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| antiquity | ancient times |
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| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |