GRE Word List
HEW
to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
The meaning of the word hew is to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |