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 |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |