GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

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WordMeaning
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
remittancea sum of money remitted
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm