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 |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |