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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| spare | not being used |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| irate | roused to ire |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |