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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| acclaim | applaud |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |