GRE Word List
WHITTLE
pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
The meaning of the word whittle is pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enact | make (a bill) into law |
| recant | disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement |
| laceration | torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound |
| figurine | small ornamental statuette(very small statue) |
| definitive | most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court |
| inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| buffet | strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
| wry | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
| tart | sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
