GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

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breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
abortiveprematurely born
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
phariseea 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
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)