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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| portly | dignified |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |