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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| contrivance | a thing contrived |
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| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
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| fervid | very hot : burning |
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