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).
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stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
menial | a person doing menial work |
susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |