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 |
|---|---|
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
