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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WordMeaning
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
felonone who has committed a felony
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
foregoto go before : precede
penetrateto pass into or through
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters