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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mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
seedycontaining or full of seeds
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
symmetrybalanced proportions
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
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interloperone that interlopes: such as