GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| heed | to pay attention |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |