GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

Random words

WordMeaning
compulsionan act of compelling
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
concentrichaving a common center
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
farcestuff
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed