GRE Word List
WHET
to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
The meaning of the word whet is to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |