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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |