GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

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forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
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cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
blemishto spoil by a flaw
cloistera monastic establishment
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
imbibedrink
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
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