GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
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|---|---|
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
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| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |