GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| wax | a 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 |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |