GRE Word List

WHITTLE

a large knife

The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.

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WordMeaning
badinageplayful repartee : banter
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
primethe second of the canonical hours
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter