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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |