GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |