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 |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |