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 |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |