GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |