GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |