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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| sheer | unqualified |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |