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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| aptitude | inclination |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| nurture | training |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| brackish | somewhat salty |