GRE Word List
WHITTLE
a large knife
The meaning of the word whittle is a large knife.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |