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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irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
wagto be in motion : stir
elysianof or relating to Elysium
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
allegeto assert without proof or before proving