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.
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| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
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| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
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| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |