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

WordMeaning
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
extantcurrently or actually existing
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw