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 |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| passe | past one's prime |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| homespun | spun or made at home |