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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| skimp | skimpy |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |