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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |