GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

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WordMeaning
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
slaughterthe act of killing
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness